The Ministry of Commerce and Industry (MoCI) on February 03, 2026, issued the Draft Gas Cylinders (Amendment) Rules, 2026 to further amend the Gas Cylinders Rules, 2016.
The following amendments have been stated:
• In the Gas Cylinders Rules, 2016, in the sub-rule 5 of rule 3, after the words, “touching Indian port” and before the words, “could be filled with such gas”, the words, “or cylinders and valves imported by establishments of Ministry of Defense, Department of Space and their Public Sector Undertakings for their own use,” shall be inserted.
• In rule 32 of the said rules, after sub-rule 1, the following proviso shall be inserted, namely: -“Provided that such landing permission shall not be required for (a) empty cylinders without valves (b) Valves and LPG regulators, imported from the foreign manufacturing plants approved by the Chief Controller and having valid import licence in Form-D.”
• In rule 48 of the said rules, in clause (b) of sub-rule 3, after the words, “Liquified Petroleum Gas” and before the words, “in cylinders, the words, “or other flammable gases”, shall be inserted.
Objections or suggestions, if any, to these draft rules may be sent to the Director (Explosives), Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade, Ministry of Commerce and Industry, Room No. 252-A, Udyog Bhavan, New Delhi – 110001 or Email: [email protected]; within 30 days time period.
[Notification No. G.S.R. 103 (E)]
