Gas Cylinder Booking Rules: 5 Things To Know For Your 14.2Kg, 19KG, 5KG, 10KG LPG Booking In April 2026

LPG cylinder crises enter the month of April 2026, with oil marketing companies hiking prices of huge 19 kg cylinders and mini cooking gas 5 kg cylinders. While the new refill lock-in period continues to be in place. Apart from this, the government has prioritized shifting from LPG to PNG for Indian households. The government has stated that LPG connections will be disconnected if localities do not adopt PNG. These are strict rules for societies with PNG infrastructure. Apart from this, the government has made LPG biometric Aadhaar authentication mandatory for all customers.

That being said, here are five big changes to note before booking or refilling your LPG cylinders in April 2026.

1. LPG Prices In India Hiked From April 1:

19KG LPG Cylinder Prices In India

For the month of April, largest OMC, Indian Oil hiked the price of 19KG LPG cylinders by as high as Rs 218. It would be the Kolkata city, which has seen the most increase in LPG price by Rs 218 to Rs 2,208 per cylinder, while 19Kg LPG cylinder price surged by Rs 203 in Chennai to Rs 2,246.5. Further, in the national capital, Delhi, LPG price is at Rs 2,078.5 per cylinder, higher by Rs 195. In Mumbai, the price is up by Rs 196 to Rs 2,031 per cylinder.

14.2KG LPG Cylinder Prices In India:

On other hand, LPG prices of 14.2Kg cylinders are kept unchanged. Hence, the 14.2kg LPG price continues to be at Rs 913 per cylinder in Delhi, at Rs 939 in Kolkata, at Rs 912.5 in Mumbai and Rs 928.5 in Chennai.

5KG LPG Cylinder Prices In India:

From April 1, the cost of 5 kg LPG cylinders has increased by Rs 51. Earlier, Indian Oil explained on its website that Chhotu cylinders are easily available and low-cost. It is easily available across the counter through the IOCL Distributor Network & POS network at the cost of Rs 649 per cylinder. Hence, the prices have most likely neared the Rs 700 mark. The prices could vary from city to city.

2. Gas Cylinder Booking Rules Of 45-Days & 25-Days:

In the month of March, the government revised the lock-in period for refilling LPG by hiking the number of days from earlier 21-days lock-in period. The new lock-in period for booking LPG cylinders are 45 days and 25 days, irrespective of LPG connection. So it means, even if you have a 14.2 kg cylinder connection or 5 kg cylinder connection, the lock-in period remains 25 days in urban areas and 45 days for rural consumers.

These lock-in period is the time gap between your first purchase of LPG to second refill. The government emphasized last week that, "adequate LPG stocks are available in the country, and there is no cause for concern."

3. LPG Biometric Aadhaar Authentication For LPG Connection:

The government made it mandatory for Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana (PMUY) beneficiaries to do an Aadhaar-based authentication. As per the latest direction, the ministry clarified that the requirement of eKYC applies to those LPG consumers who have not done eKYC so far. If you are a non-PMUY customer and have done it before, then you are not required to do the LPG biometric Aadhaar authentication.

Further, the ministry said, PMUY customers need to do it only once every financial year, that too only for receiving targeted DBT subsidies after 7 refills i.e. on the 8th and 8th refill.

Also, eKYC can be carried easily sitting at home, free of cost.

4. Gas Cylinder Connection To Be Disconnected After 3 Months:

Amidst the oil and gas disruption, the government has prioritized the transition of LPG to PNG. The latest update said that priority allocation continues with 100% supply to Domestic PNG and CNG transport, while supply to industrial and commercial consumers connected to the grid is being maintained at around 80% of average consumption.

Gas distributing companies like IGL, MGL, GAIL Gas and BPCL are also advised to prioritize PNG connections for commercial establishments such as restaurants, hotels and canteens.

Additionally, commercial LPG consumers in major cities and urban areas are encouraged to opt for PNG connections and may apply through email, letter or the customer portal of City Gas Distribution (CGD) companies.

It also needs to be noted that the government has already prohibited PNG consumers to surrender their domestic LPG connections and banned them from applying for new LPG connections.

Hence, the government's new order said that LPG supply "shall cease after three months' if a household does not switch to PNG despite the availability.

5. Book Gas Cylinders Via LPG ATMs?

In a major move, leading OMC, BPCL has launched 24x7 LPG ATM in Gurugram, which is for the first time ever in India.

Here's how it works, as per Angel One:

1. Users enter their registered mobile number and verify it via OTP
2. The barcode or QR code on the empty cylinder is scanned
3. Payment is completed through UPI, debit/credit cards, or net banking
4. A filled cylinder is dispensed, while the empty one is retained by the machine