SANGSAD BHABAN, Feb 27, 2018 (BSS) – State Minister for Power, Energy and Mineral Resources Nasrul Hamid today said the government is working to formulate a LPG (liquid petroleum gas) pricing policy keeping the interests of both importers and users.
“Presently one state run organization and 14 private firms have been bottling and marketing the LPG and more six firms would join production from next year after completing their works,” he said this, while replying to a starred question from treasury bench member M Abdul Latif of Chittagong-11 in the Jatiya Sangsad.
Nasrul informed the House that a total of 15 firms including one public firm have been supplying LPG across the country following the present government’s LPG policy, adding, “Meanwhile, the LPG distribution management has been improved.”
He said the energy and mineral resources division is working to keep the LPG price within tolerable limit at consumer level based on import price and preparing a LPG price policy formula keeping interests of both the consumers and importers.
