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BHUBANESWAR: LPG cylinders will no longer be available in the open market in Odisha and only customers who have completed their e-KYC can procure them from authorised dealers, food supplies and consumer welfare minister Krushna Chandra Patra announced on Sunday, amid complaints of black-marketing due to alleged shortage of cooking gas, reports Diana Sahu."The department has been proactive in its efforts to curb the unauthorised sale of LPG cylinders in the open market at exorbitant rates. There ...Read More >
Bhubaneswar: The state govt's decision to ban the sale of 5kg LPG cylinders in open market has left many concerned, particularly migrant students who depend on this affordable and convenient cooking fuel option.Food supplies and consumer welfare minister Krushna Chandra Patra on Sunday announced that the unauthorised sale of the 5kg cylinders in the open market has been banned with immediate effect. Dealers have also been warned against illegally refilling such cylinders. "Open sale of these sma ...Read More >
Bhubaneswar: LPG cylinders will no longer be available in open market, and only those customers who have completed their e-KYC can procure them from authorised dealers, announced food supplies and consumer welfare minister Krushna Chandra Patra on Sunday. Additionally, the sale of 5kg cylinders has also been banned from Sunday, Patra added.The move, Patra said, is directed towards ending black marketing of LPG cylinders in the state amid complaints of their scarcity and unavailability.The minist ...Read More >
Bhubaneswar: In a major shift in the state's cooking gas landscape, food supplies and consumer welfare minister Krushna Chandra Patra on Thursday announced that piped natural gas (PNG) connections will be extended to all household consumers across urban clusters in the state, effectively replacing LPG cylinders for city residents.The announcement came after the minister held a high-level meeting with representatives of oil marketing companies (OMCs) to review the rollout plan and address concern ...Read More >
Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government on Wednesday extended the Kharif paddy procurement period by an additional seven days, aiming to ensure that no farmer is left out of the procurement process due to token expiry. Announcing the decision, food supplies and consumer welfare minister Krushna Chandra Patra said the move reflects the state's commitment to protecting farmers' interests and ensuring a smooth procurement mechanism. He emphasised that the government is taking all necessary steps to pre ...Read More >
Bhubaneswar, Dec 5 (PTI) Odisha food supplies and consumer welfare minister KC Patra on Thursday blamed the West Bengal government for the ongoing potato crisis in the state, accusing it of creating an artificial scarcity to tarnish the reputation of the state's BJP-led government. "Artificial scarcity was created to bring disrepute to the Odisha government. West Bengal chief minister recently stopped supply of potatoes to Odisha, before agreeing to resume shipments," he told reporters. ...Read More >
Bhubaneswar: With potato traders in West Bengal calling off their strike on Tuesday, Odisha markets are hoping supply will soon resume from the neighbouring state, normalising price. "Since the West Bengal govt has assured traders that they can supply potatoes to other states, we are hopeful that the situation will improve here. Once the stranded trucks from WB arrive in the Odisha market, the price of potatoes will stabilise and may drop to earlier rates," said Sudhakar Panda, secretary of Odi ...Read More >
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