The government is now considering domestic supply of fuels like petrol and CNG after diesel for the convenience of consumers.

New Delhi: The government is now considering domestic supply of fuels like petrol and CNG after diesel for the convenience of consumers. This information was given by Union Petroleum Minister Dharmendra Pradhan on Friday.

He said that the government was considering a new form of retailing of all types of fuels like petrol, diesel, CNG (compressed natural gas), LNG (liquefied natural gas) and LPG (liquefied petroleum gas).

PetrolIn this new form, all these fuels will be available for sale in one place. Indian Oil Corporation (IOC), the country's largest retailer, had started domestic delivery of diesel through mobile dispensers from September 2018.

However, this service is currently only available in select cities. It is said that these fuels are highly flammable in nature, so their home delivery is very risky.

For this, the concerned authorities will need to develop and approve safe methods. Inaugurating 56 new CNG stations in 11 states, the Pradhan said that the government has already introduced mobile dispensers for diesel.

"It could also be launched for petrol and LNG," the Pradhan was quoted as saying in an official statement. The Minister said that in future people will be able to supply fuel domestically.

Dharmendra PradhanThe government is working on energy efficiency, economic growth, security and availability. He said that soon the customers would have to visit only one place where all types of fuel-petrol, diesel, CNG, LNG and LPG would be made available.

The Minister said that the urban gas network supplies CNG to vehicles and kitchens through pipelines and soon 72 per cent of the country's population would be reached.

On the occasion, Pradhan inaugurated 56 new CNG stations in Gujarat, Haryana, Jharkhand, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, New Delhi, Punjab, Rajasthan, Telangana and Uttar Pradesh.

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Currently, there are more than 2,200 CNG plants in the urban gas network. Outlets are included and PNG is being supplied to kitchens through pipelines to about 61 lakh people.

Pradhan said that the country was moving towards a gas based economy. He said that the number of PNG consumers in 2014 was 25.4 lakh which has now increased to 60.68 lakh. Industrial gas connections have increased from 28,000 to 41,000. Similarly, the number of CNG vehicles has gone up from 22 lakh to 34 lakh.