# LPG Customer Base Drops After Decade of Growth

> India's LPG customer base fell 6.2 million households in four months, marking the first decline in over a decade.
- Title: LPG Customer Base Drops After Decade of Growth | Shortify
- Summary: India's LPG customer base fell 6.2 million households in four months, marking the first decline in over a decade. India lost 6.2 million LPG households…
- Keywords: india, lpg, ujjwala, png, iran war, oil companies, customer base, Customer, Base, Drops, Decade, Growth
- Source: The Economic Times — https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/industry/energy/oil-gas/lpg-customer-base-dips-after-a-decade/articleshow/134468690.cms
- Author: Sanjeev Choudhary
- Published: 2026-09-24T18:40:00+00:00
- Read time: 1 min
- Topics: india, lpg, ujjwala, png, iran war, oil companies, customer base
## LPG Customer Base Decline
India lost about 6.2 million liquefied petroleum gas households between april and august, shrinking the customer base for the first time in more than a decade.
## Ujjwala Scheme Impact
The government's Ujjwala scheme for poor households lost 0.6 million customers, dropping to 105.7 million by the beginning of september.
## LPG Growth History
India's LPG customer base more than doubled from 148.6 million in 2015-16 to 333.9 million at the start of the current fiscal year.
## Supply Constraints
The Iran war constrained LPG supplies from the Gulf region, which previously supplied about 90% of India's imports.
## LPG Connection Changes
Oil marketing companies halted fresh LPG connections and used Aadhaar-based biometric verification to identify inactive customers.
## Regional Losses
Southern India lost the highest number of LPG households at 2.63 million, followed by western India with 1.62 million.
## Key takeaway

India lost 6.2 million LPG households between April and August 2024 due to supply constraints from the Iran war.