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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.
05:41The price of the LPG has no dry-out.
05:44The price of the LPG has no dry-out.
05:55The price of the LPG has no dry-out.
06:05The price of the LPG has no dry-out.
06:07The price of the LPG has no dry-out.
06:19The price of the LPG has no dry-out.
06:33The price of the U.S.
06:42We will see more than 20,000 cylinders in our oil marketing companies.
06:46We will see more than 20,000 cylinders in camps.
06:51We will see more than 1,000,006,005 cylinders.
06:59If we see more than 1,000,005 cylinders,
07:15we will see more than 20,000 cylinders in our oil marketing companies.
07:25We will see more than 20,000 cylinders in our oil marketing companies.
07:41Thank you very much.
08:13Thank you very much.
08:46Thank you very much.
09:16Thank you very much.
09:47Thank you very much.
10:30Now we take updates from Shipping Ministry.
10:34Ministry of Port Shipping and Waterways in coordination with Ministry of External Affairs, Cargo Ministries and Indian Missions is actively
10:43monitoring the situation.
10:46No incident involving Indian flagged vessels or Indian seafarers has been reported in the past 24 hours.
10:53The Indian flagged vessel LPG that is filled with LPG Green Asha that crossed the Strait of Howmuj on 5th
11:03of April 2026 has safely reached JNPA earlier today.
11:15The Ministry's control room that is manned by DG Shipping has handled about 5,600 calls and 12,000 emails
11:24since its activation.
11:26In the past 24 hours, 166 calls and 317 emails have been received.
11:33The Ministry through DG Shipping has facilitated the safe repatriation of over 1,800 Indian seafarers so far, including 49
11:43in the past 24 hours from various locations across the Gulf region.
11:47Port operation across India remains normal with no congestion reported.
11:53The Ministry continues to coordinate with the maritime stakeholders to ensure seafarer welfare and uninterrupted maritime operations.
12:05Now, Ranirji.
12:08Thank you, ma'am.
12:12We are closely following the developments in West Asia.
12:16We continue to engage with countries in the region.
12:20As 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.
12:46We 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.
14:06Airlines 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 Airways of Kuwait Airways of Kuwait Airways and Kuwait Airways continue to operate non-scheduled commercial flights from Dhamam
14:45Airport of Saudi Arabia to various destinations in India.
14:49Due to airspace closure, we continue to facilitate travel of Indian nationals from Kuwait through Saudi Arabia to India.
14:58Bahrain Airways of Kuwait Airways and Kuwait Airways of Kuwait Airways.
15:26JSI in Tehran has so far facilitated movement of 2170 Indian nationals from Iran to Armenia
15:34and Azerbaijan for onward travel to India.
15:37This includes 971 Indian students and 657 Indian fishermen.
15:43The airspace in Israel remains closed.
15:45We continue to facilitate travel of Indian nationals from Israel through Jordan and Egypt
15:51to India.
15:52Iraqic airspace is now open, flights operations are yet to resume.
15:57We continue to facilitate travel of Indian nationals from Iraq through Jordan and Saudi
16:02Arabia to India.
16:06Now we will take questions.
16:07First row, 454, 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
16:24a 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-powered delegation
16:34from U.S. led by JD Vance and also Iran.
16:37How do you see that?
16:38How does India react to that?
16:45Hi, thanks.
16:46I'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
16:59largest supplier?
17:01And one question to Mr. Satiprakash, does the supply, the feedstock supplies, will it,
17:07will they normalize the production of critical medicines now?
17:12There were also reports that some contraceptive production was also impacted because of the
17:16supplies.
17:17Have all those supplies been normalized now?
17:20Hi, Sukar 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
17:37the state of Hormuz.
17:39But now increasingly there are talks of a toll being formalized by Iran and in fact U.S.
17:47President Donald Trump also made a comment calling it a beautiful thing, you know, a big
17:53beautiful toll.
17:55Considering that our stance has always been that there should be freedom of navigation,
18:01what would be India's stand if such a system were to be formalized?
18:07Considering that there are certain examples of natural states having a toll system, for
18:11instance, the Bosphorus, the Turkish government charges a fee.
18:17So if that sort of comes into play here in the state of Hormuz, what would be our stance?
18:28Hi, Tvej 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
18:40telling the ports that they should also pass on the concessions as early as possible and
18:44telling the ships to make sure that they are not overcharging of saying that there is too
18:50much insurance premium being paid.
18:51Sir, can we get to know about any of the triggers that led to this more stricter advisory that
18:56was issued?
18:59Third, third row?
19:01Okay.
19:01We can move.
19:02Yes.
19:05Two, I guess two and two is sixty-six and ninety-five.
19:11Hi.
19:12So, Rituraj here from MENT.
19:13My question is about for the Petroleum Ministry and Ministry of External Affairs.
19:18So, Bangladesh Foreign Ministry yesterday met Hardeep Singh Puri and he sought further supplies
19:25of diesel and fertilizers.
19:27Can you give details in terms of what sort of supplies our neighboring countries have sought
19:34in terms of petroleum products and have we made, have we actually sent further petroleum
19:40products amidst the past one month or what is the way forward on this?
19:48Hello?
19:49Hello, sir, sir.
19:49Hello, sir.
19:51Hello?
19:52Hello?
19:53I'm a special instrument, my name is Hanwesh Radha.
19:54I'm a business, sir.
19:55I'm a professional.
19:58on the behalf of Mekesh Manal.
20:00Sir, sir, you can only talk about shipping, sir.
20:03Now, last time I've written a question.
20:07We have given alternate routes again, minefields.
20:12The Indian flagship ship was able to go to the state of Hormos.
20:18Is that the status changed?
20:19Is it totally blocked it?
20:23Is it going to go to the Indian ship again?
20:25Is it going to go further?
20:28And Randeer sir, you have to ask,
20:30in Iran, you have done an advisory that if there are people in Iran,
20:35they will move out again or move out.
20:38How many Indians are in Iran or are there in the conflict zone?
20:42And what other plans are there at this time?
20:48Good afternoon, this is Harsh Trivedi from Republic TV.
20:51My question is to Randeer sir.
20:53Pakistan's Defence Minister Khwaja Asif in the National Assembly of Pakistan has said
20:57that Pakistan Muslim world has two enemies, Hindustan and Israel.
21:02Now this comes just ahead of the high-profile political meeting
21:05that is scheduled between America and Iran.
21:08How do we see it?
21:1096 and then we can give the mic to 45 also.
21:13Neeraj, Randeer sir, my question is,
21:16Randeer sir, what is the ceasefire in the next 14 days
21:20do you have to benefit from India in the next 14 days?
21:25The ceasefire in the next 14 days.
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 such,
21:53the good weather shouldn't have been good before.
21:57The last two weeks will have been blessed to be with me today.
21:58The last two weeks will run over the next 14 days.
21:58The last three weeks will be made possible,
21:59the decision should be processed as the destination.
21:59and the last two weeks will not be tested,
22:00but the last two weeks will not be tested.
22:01You
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