Nagpur's 12.9 lakh litre kerosene stock for LPG crisis stuck in approval for 5 months
A survey-based demand for 12.9 lakh litres of kerosene, sent by Nagpur's city supply department in March, is still awaiting government approval.
The city supply department, which functions under the Nagpur district collector's office, has stalled on an important preparation. The plan to keep a stock of kerosene for use in place of LPG during an emergency has so far remained confined to paper and has not moved forward.
This goes back to March. At the time, keeping war-like conditions in mind, the Nagpur city supply department conducted a survey and, based on it, sent a demand for 12,90,006 litres of kerosene to the government. But from March to mid-September, this demand has not been given the go-ahead.
In other words, about five and a half months have passed between the department sending the demand and it receiving approval, and in that time, 12.90 lakh litres of kerosene has remained stuck in a file with the government.
According to information, the city supply department wrote to the government about this on March 31, 2026. At the time, keeping in mind the war-like situation prevailing in the Middle East, the demand to stock kerosene as an alternative to LPG was placed on the basis of the survey.
Besides this, there has also been a long-standing demand to start providing kerosene to eligible families in Nagpur district. Keeping both these points in mind, the department gathered the necessary data and sent a proposal to the government, but no approval has come through so far.
Before sending the demand to the government, the supply department had conducted a proper survey. This survey covered 46,150 Antyodaya ration cards and 3,83,852 Priority ration cards in Nagpur city. Adding both categories gives a total of 4,30,002 ration cards, and the kerosene requirement was determined on the basis of these cards. Going by these figures, the department indicated a total demand of 12,90,006 litres of kerosene.
Looking at the demand zone-wise, the highest quantity of 2,65,032 litres of kerosene has been sought for Zone F. This is followed by a demand of 2,62,494 litres for Zone K, 2,39,241 litres for Zone D and 2,32,512 litres for Zone B from the government. Meanwhile, the demand recorded for Zone E is 1,57,239 litres and for Zone A is 1,33,488 litres.
