The Central government has prohibited commercial consumers from purchasing petrol and diesel at retail pumps, directing them to procure fuel exclusively from bulk sales points.
They are advised to procure fuel from bulk sale points
Jun 12, 2026
09:34 am
What's the storyThe Indian government has prohibited commercial and industrial consumers from purchasing petrol and diesel from retail pumps.
Instead, they are advised to procure fuel from bulk sale points or their own consumer pumps.
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With this fuel restriction, the average passenger vehicle and two-wheeler owners across India are unlikely to be impacted.
Fuel supplies meant for regular users getting diverted had created the ‘potential for localised shortages’, the government said.
