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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.
04:40which is the requirement of the country, which is the import of the country, which is the import of the
04:44country.
04:45This is the domestic consumer to prioritize.
04:53The use of the LPG is the supply of 100% to ensure.
04:59Our LPG has no dry-out reported.
05:12Our online booking is 98% and the OTP-based LPG delivery is 92%.
05:23Commercial LPG is the effect.
05:28Commercial LPG is 70% to restore.
05:41This is the price of the LPG.
05:44The price of the LPG has been restored.
05:59Thank you very much.
06:24Thank you very much.
06:57Thank you very much.
10:29Now we take updates from Shipping Ministry.
12:07Thank you, ma'am.
12:13We are closely following the developments in West Asia.
12:16We continue to engage with countries in the region.
12:19As you would have seen our press release earlier yesterday,
12:24External Affairs Minister will pay an official visit to the United Arab Emirates from 11th to 12th April 2026.
12:33During the visit, he will meet the leadership of the UAE to review close cooperation and deepen the comprehensive strategic
12:43partnership between the two countries.
12:47We are also reaching out to other countries in the GCC region.
12:52Our Minister of Petroleum is also visiting the region, as you would have seen.
12:56He is paying an official visit to Qatar on 9th and 10th April 2026.
13:01Thank you very much.
13:03Asim Ji.
13:05Good afternoon.
13:06We continue to monitor the developments in the Gulf and West Asia region.
13:11Our dedicated special control room in the Ministry remains operational,
13:15and we continue to remain in regular touch with the state governments and union territories.
13:21Our efforts are focused on ensuring the safety, security and welfare of the Indian community in the region.
13:27Our missions and posts are operating round-the-clock helplines and proactively assisting our citizens.
13:33Updated advisories are being issued, including information related to local government guidelines, flight and travel situation, and consular services.
13:41Our missions remain actively engaged with the Indian community associations, organizations, professional groups, Indian companies, and other stakeholders.
13:50An update on the status of flights.
13:53Flights continue to operate from the region to India from countries where airspace is open.
13:57Since February, we have traveled from the region to India.
14:07Airlines continue to operate limited non-scheduled commercial flights based on operational and safety considerations between UAE and India.
14:14Around 85 flights are expected to operate from the UAE to India today.
14:21Flights are operating from various airports in Saudi Arabia and Oman to different destinations in India.
14:27With the Qatar airspace partially open, Qatar Airways is expected to operate around 8 to 10 flights to India today.
14:36Kuwait airspace remains closed.
14:39Jazeera Airways of Kuwait and Kuwait Airways continue to operate non-scheduled commercial flights from Dhamam Airport of Saudi Arabia
14:46to various destinations in India.
14:48Due to airspace closure, we continue to facilitate travel of Indian nationals from Kuwait through Saudi Arabia to India.
14:58Bahrain airspace is now open.
15:01Bahrain airspace is now open.
15:01Gulf Air of Bahrain has announced limited flight operations from Bahrain to India that are expected to start soon.
15:07Gulf Air is operating non-scheduled commercial flights from Dhamam Airport of Saudi Arabia to various destinations in India.
15:15We continue to facilitate travel of Indian nationals from Bahrain through Saudi Arabia to India.
15:25Our embassy in Tehran has so far facilitated movement of 2170 Indian nationals from Iran to Armenia and Azerbaijan for
15:35onward travel to India.
15:36This includes 971 Indian students and 657 Indian fishermen.
15:42The airspace in Israel remains closed.
15:45We continue to facilitate travel of Indian nationals from Israel through Jordan and Egypt to India.
15:52Iraqi airspace is now open.
15:55Flights operations are yet to resume.
15:57We continue to facilitate travel of Indian nationals from Iraq through Jordan and Saudi Arabia to India.
16:06Now we will take questions.
16:07First row.
16:094, 54, 130, 208 and 46.
16:16Good afternoon.
16:17I am Rajesh Roy from Bloomberg.
16:18Sujata ma'am, any details possible on oil minister's visit to Qatar because Qatar is a big supplier of energy?
16:26And Mangal sir, any details on the Indian flag vessels movement?
16:29And Randhir says, you know, over the weekend, Pakistan is going to hold a high power delegation from U.S.
16:35led by J.D.
16:36Vance and also Iran.
16:37How do you see that?
16:38How does India react to that?
16:45Thanks.
16:45I'm Arjadi from PK.
16:47Partly asked by Rajesh.
16:49But again, what is on Mr. Puri's agenda for Qatar?
16:53Are we looking at resuming sourcing of LNG again from Qatar because Qatar has been the largest supplier?
17:00And one question to Mr. Satiprakash, does the supply, the feedstock supplies, will they normalize the production of critical medicines
17:11now?
17:12There were also reports that some contraceptive production was also impacted because of the supplies.
17:17Have all those supplies been normalized now?
17:21Hi.
17:21Sukar from the Indian Express.
17:23My question is for Mangal sir and Randhir sir as well.
17:27You know, our government has maintained that there should be free passage of ships through the state of Hormuz.
17:39But now increasingly there are talks of a toll being formalized by Iran.
17:44And in fact, U.S. President Donald Trump also made a comment calling it a beautiful thing, you know, a
17:53big beautiful toll.
17:55Considering that our stance has always been that there should be freedom of navigation, what would be India's stand if
18:04such a system were to be formalized?
18:07Considering that there are certain examples of natural states having a toll system, for instance, the Bosphorus, the Turkish government
18:15charges a fee.
18:17So if that sort of comes into play here in the state of Hormuz, what would be our stance?
18:28Hi.
18:29Tweish from Economic Times.
18:30Thank you for letting me ask a question.
18:33Sir, yesterday, DG Shipping late night came out with a circular regarding some more advisories telling the ports that they
18:41should also pass on the concessions as early as possible and telling the ships to make sure that they're not
18:47overcharging of saying that there's too much insurance premium being paid.
18:51Sir, can we get to know about any of the triggers that led to this more stricter advisory that was
18:57issued?
18:58Yes.
18:59Third, third row.
19:00Okay.
19:01We can move.
19:02Yes.
19:04Two.
19:05Yes.
19:06Two.
19:06Two and two.
19:06Sixty-six and ninety-five.
19:11So, Ritraj here from MENT.
19:13And my question is about for the Petroleum Ministry and the Ministry of External Affairs.
19:18So, Bangladesh Foreign Ministry yesterday met Hardeep Singh Puri and he sought further supplies of diesel and fertilizers.
19:27Can you give details in terms of what sort of supplies our neighboring countries have sought in terms of petroleum
19:35products?
19:35and have we made, have we actually sent further petroleum products amidst the past one month
19:42or what is the way forward on this?
20:15I don't know.
20:35can go back to bharat or move out.
20:38How many Indians are in Iran or are there in the conflict zone?
20:42Are there any other plans there at this time?
21:07How do we see it?
21:1096, and then we can give the mic to 45 also.
21:13Neeraj, I have a question about Randhir sir.
21:16Randhir sir, what is the ceasefire in the next 14 days,
21:20what is the ceasefire in the next 14 days?
21:24The ceasefire in the next 14 days.
21:25One more question is,
21:27what is the advisory of Bhartiya Dutavas in Iran?
21:42The last question, 45.
21:44Yeah, good afternoon. I'm Priyank from Times Now.
21:46My question is followed up to what Anvish has asked.
21:50Looking at, since it's a developing situation, things are...
22:00the issue isФV has a whole lot of rules.
22:00I don't know.
22:00You can't tell them that I'm being a little more about a place.
22:00I'm not saying what is happening I don't know.
22:00It's a pretty good thing about that.
22:00But I'm a person who's gonna have a different situation.
22:00They're being a person who's gonna have a different story.
22:00So if you're going to have a different situation,
22:01What if you're gonna have a different situation?
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