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00:08There is a clear recognition of the fact that various global supply chains of pharma inputs

00:16have disrupted on account of West Asia crisis. There is an issue related to supply of solvents

00:26and active pharmaceutical ingredients. However, there is no major increase in sales prices

00:33of drugs and pharmaceuticals. In order to support pharma industry and to maintain the availability

00:41of inputs, feedstocks and also APIs, Department of Revenue through Notification dated 1 April

00:492026, has slashed custom duties of 40 various petrochemical products to zero. It should

00:59be recognized that the pharmaceutical sector has a very strong value chain linkage with

01:07the petroleum and petrochemical sector, particularly in the supply of critical feedstocks and solvents,

01:14which are used for manufacturing of drugs and syrups. In view of this interdependence,

01:21the government is working in close coordination with the Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas

01:27and the Department of Chemicals and Petrochemicals, so that uninterrupted supply of essential pharma

01:33inputs is ensured. Accordingly, Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas has made allocation

01:41pro rata as per the availability of feedstocks, particularly propylene. And there are other two solvents,

01:49ammonia and methanol, as with the help of Department of Fertilizer. Fertilizer manufacturing units

02:00are continuously providing the necessary input of ammonia to solvent manufacturers so that further downstream

02:10products are made available. And propylene remains the most critical input because it is used for

02:18production of isopropyl alcohol and isobutyl benzene, which are used for manufacturing of medicines like

02:25ibuprofen and other necessary drugs. A significant portion of these is being supplied by

02:33Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas through BPCL Kochi and Mumbai refineries.

02:41However, methanol supply has emerged as a major area of concern. In this regard, there has been discussions

02:49with Assam Petrochemicals and GNFC, which are ready to supply the necessary quantities of methanol.

02:58So, work is underway to establish the necessary logistics and supply chains. And supply, however,

03:07in a moderate way has already commenced. The Department of Chemicals and Petrochemicals has also extended support

03:14by suspending the quality control order of Marfolin. And Marfolin is a very important building block used for

03:21manufacturing of various life-saving drugs. Aluminium supply required for pharmaceutical packaging had faced

03:27constraints. Restoration of supplies underway and the situation is expected to normalize within a week or so.

03:34Supplies of LPG and HSD oil is important, particularly for ampoule and vial ceilings and are under very close watch.

03:44And pharmaceutical units are currently not facing any constraint as of today. The government remains

03:51fully engaged with facilitating supplies on case-to-case basis. That means to say, if there are any concerns,

03:58we get information and request through concerned organizations and also through associations. And as and when

04:08we get requests from these associations, we facilitate the supply in our own limited manner. Thank you.

04:16Thank you. Now we take updates from the Petroleum Ministry. Over to you, Sojati.

04:30LPG supply

04:31present geopolitical situation

04:34in the situation.

04:36And our

04:3760% of our

04:39requirement is

04:41country, LPG

04:42is imported.

04:45This is

04:47domestic

04:48consumer

04:50prioritize

04:50and

04:52use

04:54for

04:55LPG

04:56supply

04:57100%

04:58ensure

04:59की गई है.

04:59हमारे किसी भी

05:01LPG

05:02distributor पर

05:02कोई dry out

05:03reported नहीं है.

05:05कल एक दिन

05:06में

05:0751 लाग से

05:09जादा घरों को

05:10LPG

05:11cylinder की

05:12sale हुई है.

05:13हमारा

05:14online booking

05:1598%

05:17पर पहुँच गया है

05:18और

05:18OTP-based

05:20LPG

05:20delivery भी

05:2192 प्रतिशत है.

05:23Commercial LPG

05:25पर

05:26effect है.

05:27जैसा कि

05:28आप जानते हैं

05:29कि

05:29commercial LPG

05:30भी 70%

05:31तक

05:32restore की गई है.

05:34और

05:36जैसा कि

05:37अभी आपको

05:37बताया

05:38pharma

05:38और

05:39बाकी

05:40कुछ और

05:41sectors के लिए

05:42भी

05:42जैसे

05:42food,

05:43polymer,

05:44agriculture,

05:45packaging,

05:46paint,

05:47etc.

05:47इन सब

05:48के लिए

05:48भी

05:49bulk

05:50non-domestic

05:52LPG

05:52की supply

05:53को

05:54restore किया गया है.

05:55sector wise

05:56लगबग 200 ton

05:58इसके अलावा

05:59मैं आपको

05:59ये

06:00बताना चाहूंगी

06:01कि

06:0114 मार्च से

06:03लगबग

06:03एक लाग ton

06:04commercial LPG

06:06की sale हुई है.

06:08कल

06:096700 ton

06:10commercial LPG

06:12की sale हुई.

06:13अगर इसको

06:1419 kilo cylinder के

06:15term में देखें

06:16तो लगबग

06:173.5-0,000,000

06:18cylinders होते हैं.

06:205 kilo के

06:21cylinder

06:22students के लिए

06:24और

06:25जो

06:25labor है

06:27उन लोगों को

06:28support करने के लिए

06:30या उनको

06:30सहुलियत देने के लिए

06:325 kilo की

06:33cylinder का supply

06:34increase किया जा चुका है

06:36और

06:37कल तक

06:39पिछले 6 दिन में

06:40एक हफते में

06:412000 से ज़ादा

06:42हमारी

06:43oil marketing companies के

06:45द्वारा

06:45camp किये गए है

06:46awareness camp

06:47और लगबग

06:4820,000 cylinders का

06:50sale in camps में

06:51हुआ है.

06:52कल

06:531,00,000 से

06:54ज़ादा

06:55cylinder

06:551,00,000,000

06:566,005 kilo के

06:57cylinders की

06:58sale हुई है.

06:58यही

07:00number

07:01February का

07:02अगर

07:02average देखें

07:03तो लगबग

07:0377,000 होता है.

07:06इसके अलावा

07:07अभी तक

07:0723 मार्स से

07:09लगबग

07:0910,05,000 के

07:11cylinders की

07:12sale की जा चुकी है.

07:15Natural gas

07:16मैंने आपको

07:17कल बताया था

07:18कि

07:1890% तक

07:20supplies

07:22fertilizer plants के लिए

07:24restore करने की

07:25बात की गई थी.

07:26अब इसको

07:28कर दिया गया है.

07:29इसके अलावा

07:31CGD companies को

07:33colleges,

07:34school,

07:35cold storage,

07:36food processing

07:37industry को

07:38100%

07:39gas supply

07:40करने की

07:41बात कही गई है.

07:47मार्च के

07:48महीने से लेकर

07:49अब तक

07:49लगबग

07:5039,000

07:52नए

07:52PNG connections को

07:54gas दी गई है.

07:55इसके अलावा

07:564,030,000

07:57नए customers

07:58भी

07:59register किये गए है.

08:02हमारा एक

08:03portal है,

08:04website है

08:05mypngd.in

08:07इस website पर

08:0918,000

08:10से जादा

08:12consumers ने

08:13अपने

08:14LPG

08:14connections को

08:16surrender किया है.

08:17retail outlets पर

08:18भी

08:19supply normal है.

08:20और

08:21मैं आपको ये

08:23बताना चाहूंगी

08:24कि जो

08:24oil marketing

08:25companies के

08:27public sector

08:27oil marketing

08:28companies के

08:29जो pump है

08:30वहाँ पर

08:30auto LPG

08:31का

08:33जो sale है

08:33वो

08:34normal चल रहा है.

08:36लेकिन

08:37private operators को

08:38कुछ

08:39constraint होने की

08:40वज़ा से

08:40हमारे pumps पर

08:41जो

08:42public sector

08:43oil marketing

08:43companies के

08:44pump जो है

08:45वहाँ पर

08:45थोड़ी सी

08:46line है.

08:48इसके अलावा

08:50मैं आपको

08:50ये बताना चाहूंगी

08:52कि हमारी

08:53crude inventory

08:53is adequate है.

08:55हमारी

08:55refineries

08:56optimum capacity

08:57पर

08:58काम कर रही है.

09:00कल

09:01जो हमारा

09:02LPG production

09:03था

09:04वो

09:04लगबग

09:0548,000

09:11C3, C4

09:12molecules का

09:13कुछ

09:14pool

09:14pharmaceutical

09:15animal

09:16husbandry

09:17department of

09:18chemicals

09:18and petrochemicals

09:20के request

09:20पर कुछ

09:22allocate

09:23किया गया है

09:24और

09:24लगबग

09:25इसकी

09:25quantity है

09:26800 ton

09:27per day.

09:30इस सभी

09:31के साथ

09:31मैं ये भी

09:32बताना चाहूंगी

09:33कि लगबग

09:34सभी states

09:34और union

09:35territories में

09:36control room

09:36setup है.

09:37District

09:38Monitoring

09:39Committee

09:39Setup है

09:40और

09:41वो

09:41लगातार

09:42स्तिती पर

09:43नजर बनाए हुए है

09:44और

09:45बहुत सारे

09:45states के अंदर

09:46daily briefing

09:47भी issue हो रही है.

09:50कल लगबग

09:5133,300 rate की गई

09:53जिसमें

09:54600 से ज़ादा

09:54सिलेंडर

09:55seize किये गए.

09:56अभी तक

09:57लगबग

09:571,16,000 rates की जा चुकी है.

10:01इसके अलावा

10:02oil marketing companies ने भी

10:051870 show cost notice की दिये हैं

10:08LPG distributors को

10:10और लगबग

10:1133,000 LPG distributors को

10:13suspend भी किया गया है.

10:14अन्थ में

10:15मैं सभी लोगों से

10:17ये प्रातना करना चाहूंगी

10:18कि

10:19supply is sufficient है.

10:21इसलिए अफाहों पर विश्वास न करें

10:23और जरूरत के अनुसार

10:25petrol, diesel और LPG

10:27खरी दें.

10:30Now we take updates from

10:31Shipping Ministry.

10:35Ministry of Port, Shipping and Waterways

10:37in coordination with

10:38Ministry of External Affairs,

10:40Cargo Ministries

10:41and Indian Missions

10:42is actively monitoring the situation.

10:46No incident involving

10:49Indian flagged vessels

10:50or Indian seafarers

10:51has been reported

10:52in the past 24 hours.

10:55The Indian flagged vessel

10:56LPG,

10:57that is LPG

10:58filled with LPG,

11:00Green Asha

11:00that crossed the

11:02Strait of Howmuj

11:03on 5th of April 2026

11:05has safely reached

11:06JNPA earlier today.

11:09The Ministry

11:15the Ministry's control room

11:17that is manned by DG Shipping

11:19has handled

11:20about 5,600 calls

11:23and 12,000 emails

11:24since its activation.

11:26In the past 24 hours,

11:28166 calls

11:29and 317 emails

11:31have been received.

11:33The Ministry

11:34through DG Shipping

11:35has facilitated

11:36the safe repatriation

11:38of over

11:391,800 Indian

11:40seafarers

11:41so far

11:41including 49

11:43in the past 24 hours

11:44from various locations

11:46across the Gulf region.

11:48Port operation

11:49across India

11:50remains normal

11:50with no congestion

11:51reported.

11:52The Ministry

11:53continues to coordinate

11:55with the maritime

11:56stakeholders

11:57us to ensure

11:58seafarer welfare

11:59and uninterrupted

12:01maritime operations.

12:05Now,

12:06Randir Ji.

12:08Thank you, ma'am.

12:12We are closely

12:14following the

12:14developments in

12:15West Asia.

12:16We continue

12:17to engage

12:18with countries

12:18in the region.

12:20As you would have

12:20seen

12:22our press release

12:23earlier yesterday,

12:24External Affairs

12:25Minister will pay

12:25an official visit

12:26to the United Arab

12:29Emirates

12:29from 11th

12:30to 12th

12:31April 2026.

12:33During the visit,

12:35he will meet

12:36the leadership

12:36of the UAE

12:37to review

12:38close cooperation

12:40and deepen

12:41the comprehensive

12:42strategic

12:44partnership

12:45between the

12:45two countries.

12:47We are

12:47also reaching out

12:49to other countries

12:50in the GCC

12:51region.

12:52Our Minister

12:53of Petroleum

12:53is also visiting

12:54the region

12:55as you would have

12:56seen.

12:56He is paying

12:57an official visit

12:58to Qatar

12:58on 9th and 10th

13:00April 2026.

13:01Thank you very much.

13:03Asim Ji.

13:05Good afternoon.

13:06We continue

13:07to monitor

13:08the developments

13:09in the Gulf

13:09and West Asia

13:11region.

13:11Our dedicated

13:13special control room

13:14in the Ministry

13:14remains operational

13:15and we continue

13:16to remain in

13:18regular touch

13:18with the State

13:19Governments

13:19and Union

13:20territories.

13:21Our efforts

13:22are focused

13:22on ensuring

13:23the safety,

13:23security and

13:24welfare of the

13:25Indian community

13:26in the region.

13:27Our missions

13:28and posts

13:28are operating

13:29round-the-clock

13:29helplines

13:30and proactively

13:31assisting our citizens.

13:33Updated

13:33advisories

13:34are being issued

13:34including information

13:35related to local

13:36government guidelines,

13:38flight and travel

13:39situation

13:39and consular services.

13:41Our missions

13:42remain actively

13:43engaged

13:43with the Indian

13:44community associations,

13:46organizations,

13:46professional groups,

13:48Indian companies

13:48and other stakeholders.

13:50An update

13:51on the status

13:52of flights.

13:53Flights continue

13:54to operate

13:54from the region

13:55to India

13:56from countries

13:56where airspace

13:57is open.

13:58Since February

14:00we have travelled

14:05from the region

14:05to India.

14:07Airlines continue

14:08to operate

14:08limited non-scheduled

14:09commercial flights

14:10based on operational

14:11and safety considerations

14:13between UAE

14:14and India.

14:15Around 85 flights

14:16are expected

14:17to operate

14:18from the UAE

14:19to India today.

14:21Flights are operating

14:22from various airports

14:23in Saudi Arabia

14:24and Oman

14:25to different destinations

14:26in India.

14:27With the Qatar airspace

14:29partially open,

14:30Qatar Airways

14:31is expected

14:32to operate

14:32around 8 to 10 flights

14:34to India today.

14:36Kuwait airspace

14:37remains closed.

14:39Jazira Airways

14:40of Kuwait

14:40and Kuwait Airways

14:41continue to operate

14:42non-scheduled

14:43commercial flights

14:44from Dhamam Airport

14:45of Saudi Arabia

14:46to various destinations

14:47in India.

14:48Due to airspace closure,

14:50we continue

14:51to facilitate

14:52travel of Indian nationals

14:53from Kuwait

14:54through Saudi Arabia

14:55to India.

14:58Bahrain airspace

14:59is now open.

15:00Gulf Air of Bahrain

15:01has announced

15:02limited flight operations

15:04from Bahrain

15:04to India

15:05that are expected

15:06to start soon.

15:07Gulf Air is operating

15:08non-scheduled

15:09commercial flights

15:10from Dhamam Airport

15:12of Saudi Arabia

15:13to various destinations

15:14in India.

15:15We continue

15:16to facilitate

15:16travel of Indian nationals

15:18from Bahrain

15:19through Saudi Arabia

15:21to India.

15:25Our embassy

15:26in Tehran

15:27has so far

15:27facilitated

15:28movement

15:29of 2,170

15:31Indian nationals

15:32from Iran

15:33to Armenia

15:34and Azerbaijan

15:35for onward travel

15:36to India.

15:36This includes

15:37971 Indian students

15:40and 657

15:41Indian fishermen.

15:42The airspace

15:43in Israel

15:44remains closed.

15:45We continue

15:46to facilitate

15:47travel of Indian nationals

15:49from Israel

15:49through Jordan

15:50and Egypt

15:51to India.

15:52Iraqi airspace

15:54is now open.

15:55Flights operations

15:56are yet to resume.

15:57We continue

15:58to facilitate

15:58travel of Indian nationals

16:00from Iraq

16:01through Jordan

16:02and Saudi Arabia

16:03to India.

16:06Now we will take questions.

16:07First row.

16:0954, 130, 208

16:13and 46.

16:16Good afternoon.

16:17I am Rajesh Roy

16:18from Bloomberg.

16:18Sujata ma'am,

16:19any details possible

16:20on oil minister's

16:22visit to Qatar

16:23because Qatar

16:24is a big supplier

16:25of energy

16:26and Mangal

16:26say any details

16:27on the Indian flag

16:28vessels movement

16:29and Randhir

16:30say as you know

16:31over the weekend

16:31Pakistan is going

16:32to hold

16:33a high power

16:33delegation from

16:34US

16:35led by JD Vance

16:36and also Iran.

16:37How do you see that?

16:38How does India react

16:43to that?

16:45Hi, thanks.

16:46I'm Arzadi from PK.

16:47Partly asked

16:48by Rajesh.

16:49But again,

16:50what is on

16:51Mr. Puri's agenda

16:53for Qatar?

16:53Are we looking

16:54at resuming

16:56sourcing of LNG

16:57again from Qatar

16:58because Qatar

16:59has been the largest

17:00supplier?

17:00And one question

17:01to Mr. Satiprakash.

17:03does the

17:06feedstock supplies,

17:07will they

17:08normalize

17:08the production

17:09of critical

17:10medicines now?

17:12There were also

17:12reports that

17:13some contraceptive

17:14production was

17:15also impacted

17:16because of the

17:16supplies.

17:17Have all those

17:17supplies been

17:18normalized now?

17:21Hi, Sukhar

17:22from the Indian

17:22Express.

17:23My question

17:23is for

17:24Mangal sir

17:25and Randhi

17:26sir as well.

17:27our government

17:30has maintained

17:31that there

17:32should be

17:32free passage

17:34of ships

17:37through the

17:37state of Hormuz.

17:39But now

17:39increasingly

17:40there are talks

17:41of a toll

17:42being formalized

17:43by Iran

17:44and in fact

17:46US President

17:47Donald Trump

17:47also made a

17:49comment calling

17:50it a beautiful

17:51thing, you

17:52know, a big

17:53beautiful toll.

17:55Considering

17:56that our

17:57stance has

17:57always been

17:58that there

17:58should be

17:59freedom of

17:59navigation,

18:01what would

18:02be India's

18:03stand if

18:04such a system

18:04were to be

18:05formalized?

18:07Considering

18:07that there

18:08are certain

18:08examples of

18:09natural states

18:10having a

18:10toll system,

18:11for instance

18:12the Bosphorus

18:14the Turkish

18:15government charges

18:16a fee.

18:17So if that

18:18sort of comes

18:19into play here

18:19in the state

18:21of Hormuz

18:21what would

18:22be our

18:22stance?

18:28Hi,

18:29from Economic

18:30Times.

18:30Thank you

18:31for letting

18:31me ask a

18:31question.

18:33Sir,

18:34yesterday

18:34DG Shipping

18:35late night

18:35came out

18:36with a

18:36circular

18:38regarding

18:38some

18:39more advisories

18:40telling the

18:40ports that

18:41they should

18:41also pass

18:42on the

18:42concessions as

18:43early as

18:44possible and

18:44telling the

18:45ships to

18:46make sure

18:47that they

18:47are not

18:47overcharging

18:48of saying

18:49that there

18:50is too

18:50much insurance

18:50premium being

18:51paid.

18:51Sir, can

18:52we get to

18:52know about

18:53any of the

18:53triggers that

18:54led to

18:54this

18:54more

18:55stricter

18:55advisory

18:56that was

18:57issued?

18:59row?

19:01Okay, we

19:01can move,

19:02yes.

19:05Two, I

19:05guess, two

19:06and two

19:06is 66

19:07and 95.

19:11Hi, so

19:12Rituraj

19:13here from

19:13Ment.

19:13My question

19:14is about

19:14for the

19:15Petroleum

19:15Ministry and

19:16Ministry of

19:17External

19:17Affairs.

19:18So

19:18Bangladesh

19:19Foreign

19:19Ministry

19:19yesterday

19:20met

19:21Hardeeb

19:22Singh Puri

19:22and he

19:23sought

19:24further

19:24supplies

19:25of

19:25diesel

19:26and

19:26fertilizers.

19:27Can you

19:28give details

19:28in terms

19:29of what

19:31sort of

19:32supplies

19:32our

19:33neighboring

19:33countries

19:33have sought

19:34in terms

19:34of

19:34petroleum

19:35products

19:35and

19:35have

19:36we

19:36made,

19:37have

19:37we

19:37actually

19:38sent

19:40further

19:40petroleum

19:40products

19:41amidst

19:41the past

19:42one

19:42month

19:42or what

19:44is the

19:44way

19:44forward

19:45on

19:45this?

19:48Namaskar,

19:49sir,

19:49my name is

19:49Anuwe.

19:51Hello.

19:52Namaskar, sir.

19:53My name is Manuwe.

19:54I am

19:54Anuwe.

19:55I am

19:55a question.

19:55My name is

19:56Randeer

19:56Jaiswal, sir,

19:58sir,

19:58and a

19:58Mukesh

19:59Mangal, sir,

20:01sir,

20:02sir,

20:03sir,

20:04now,

20:04we have

20:05again,

20:06Iran,

20:06we have

20:08made

20:08alternate routes

20:10and

20:10minefields.

20:12We have

20:12India,

20:13which had

20:14Indian

20:14flagship

20:15state

20:16of

20:16form

20:16has

20:17been

20:48Good afternoon. This is Harsh Trivedi from Republic TV. My question is to Randeer Sir. Pakistan's Defence Minister Khwaja Asif

20:55in the National Assembly of Pakistan has said that Pakistan Muslim world has two enemies, Hindustan and Israel. Now this

21:03comes just ahead of the high profile political meeting that is scheduled between America and Iran. How do we see

21:08it?

21:1096 and then we can give the mic to 45 also.

21:39And what is the plan for them?

21:42The last question, 45.

21:44Yeah, good afternoon. I'm Priyank from Times Now. My question is follow up to what Anvesh has asked. Looking at,

21:51since it's a developing situation, things like...

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