Govt doubles quantity of 5 Kg FTL cylinders for migrant labourers

New Delhi: The petroleum ministry has announced to double the quantity of 5 kg Free Trade LPG (FTL) cylinder given to migrant labourers based on the average daily number of cylinders supplied during March 2-3.

The 5 Kg FTL cylinders are available at nearby LPG Distributorships and can be purchased by showing any valid ID proofs. No address proof is required. Official reports showed, since 23 March 2026, about 6. 75 lakh 5-kg Free Trade LPG cylinders have been sold.

PSU OMCs have organised around 550 awareness camps for 5 Kg FTL Cylinders in Andhra Pradesh, Assam, Bihar, Chandigarh, Chhattisgarh, Delhi, Goa, Gujarat, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu Kashmir, Jharkhand, Karnataka, Keralam, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Odisha, Puducherry, Punjab, Rajasthan, Tamil Nadu, Telangana, Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, West Bengal.

More than 6,700 - 5Kg FTL cylinders were also sold in these camps. A three-member committee of Executive Directors from IOCL, HPCL and BPCL is coordinating with State authorities and industry bodies to plan commercial LPG distribution.

About 79,909 MT of commercial LPG (equivalent to over 42 lakh 19-kg cylinders) has been sold since 14 March 2026.