India temporarily brings kerosene back for households as LPG supply pressure rises
📌 On March 29, the Indian government officially relaxed safety and licensing rules to allow temporary kerosene distribution through the PDS system for household cooking and lighting, covering 21 states and union territories for 60 days.
🔎 The move shows how energy stress is now spilling from global markets into domestic policy, as LPG disruption risks tied to the Hormuz area are forcing a major economy to quickly reactivate a fuel distribution channel that had been scaled back for years.
⚠️ The immediate benefit is lower risk of household fuel shortages and better short-term stability for essential demand, especially among lower-income families, but it also highlights how exposed India remains to imported energy supply from unstable regions.
💡 On a broader level, this is another sign that the current energy shock is not only pushing oil prices higher, but also forcing large importing countries to accept temporary and less-clean solutions to protect near-term consumption security.