West Asia Crisis Update: Indian Govt Inter-Ministerial Briefing on Oil, Gas & Pharmaceuticals HOT

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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.

04:57100% ensure

04:59की गई है हमारे किसी

05:01भी LPG distributor पर

05:02कोई dry out reported नहीं है

05:04कल एक दिन

05:06में 51

05:08लाग से जादा घरों को LPG

05:11cylinder की sale हुई है

05:13हमारा online

05:14booking 98%

05:17पर पहुँच गया है और

05:18OTP based LPG

05:20delivery भी 92%

05:23है commercial LPG

05:25पर effect है

05:27जैसा कि आप जानते है

05:28कि commercial LPG

05:30भी 70% तक

05:32restore की गई है और

05:36जैसा कि

05:37अभी आपको बताया pharma

05:38और बाकी कुछ और

05:41sectors के लिए भी जैसे

05:42food, polymer, agriculture

05:44packaging, paint

05:46etc. इन सब के लिए भी

05:49bulk

05:50non domestic LPG की

05:52supply को restore किया

05:55गया है sector wise

05:56लगबग 200 टन

05:58इसके अलावा मैं आपको ये बताना चाहूंगी

06:01कि 14 मार्च से लगबग 1,00,00 टन

06:04commercial LPG की

06:07sale हुई है

06:07कल

06:086,700 टन

06:11commercial LPG की sale हुई

06:13अगर अगर इसको 19 किलो सिलेंडर के टर्म में देखें तो लगबग साड़े तीन लाख सिलेंडर्स होते हैं

06:195 किलो के सिलेंडर

06:23स्टूडेंट्स के लिए

06:24और जो

06:25labor है उन लोगों को

06:28support करने के लिए

06:30या उनको सहुलियत देने के लिए

06:325 kg की cylinder

06:34का supply increase किया जा

06:36चुका है और

06:37कल तक पिछले

06:396 दिन में एक हफ़ते में

06:412000 से जादा हमारी

06:43oil marketing companies के द्वारा

06:45camp किये गए है awareness camp

06:47और लगवग 20,000

06:49cylinders का sale in camps में हुआ है

06:52कल

06:53एक लाग से जादा cylinder

06:55एक लाग 6,005 kg के

06:57cylinders की sale हुई है

06:58यही नंबर

07:01February का अगर average देखें

07:03तो लगवग 77,000 होता है

07:06इसके अलावा अभी

07:07तक 23 मार्स से

07:09लगवग 10,005 kg के

07:11cylinders की sale की जा चुकी है

07:15natural gas

07:16मैंने आपको

07:17कल बताया था कि

07:1890% तक supplies

07:22fertilizer plants के लिए

07:24restore करने की बात की गई थी

07:26अब इसको बढ़ा कर

07:2795 प्रतिशत कर दिया गया है

07:29इसके अलावा

07:31CGD companies को

07:33colleges, school, cold storage, food processing

07:36industry को 100%

07:39gas supply करने की

07:41बात कही गई है

07:47मार्च के महीने से लेकर

07:49अब तक लगवग 3,97,000

07:51नए PNG connections को

07:54gas दी गई है

07:54इसके अलावा

07:564,30,000

07:57नए customers भी

07:59register किये गए है

08:02हमारा एक portal है

08:04website है

08:05mypngd.in

08:07इस website पर

08:0918,000 से ज़ादा

08:12consumers ने

08:13अपने LPG connections को

08:16surrender किया है

08:17retail outlets पर भी

08:19supply normal है

08:20और

08:21मैं आपको ये

08:23बताना चाहूंगी

08:24कि जो

08:24oil marketing companies के

08:27public sector oil marketing companies के

08:29जो pump है

08:30वहाँ पर auto LPG

08:32का जो sale है

08:33वो normal चल रहा है

08:36लेकिन

08:37private operators को

08:38कुछ constraint होने की

08:40वज़ा से

08:40हमारे pumps पर

08:41जो

08:42public sector oil marketing companies 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 is adequate है

08:54हमारी refineries

08:56optimum capacity पर

08:58काम कर रही है

09:00कल

09:01जो हमारा LPG production था

09:04वो

09:04लगबग

09:0548,000 तन था

09:07हमारी refineries से

09:08इसके अलावा

09:11C3, C4

09:12molecules का

09:13कुछ पूल

09:14pharmaceutical

09:15animal husbandry

09:17department of chemicals

09:18and petrochemicals

09:20के request पर

09:21कुछ

09:21allocate किया गया है

09:24और

09:24लगबग

09:25इसकी quantity है

09:26800 तन पर डे

09:30इस सभी के साथ

09:31मैं ये भी

09:32बताना चाहूंगी

09:33कि लगबग

09:34सभी states और union territories में

09:36control room सेट अप है

09:37district monitoring committee

09:39सेट अप है

09:40और वो

09:41लगातार

09:42स्तिती पर

09:43नजर बनाए हुए है

09:44और

09:45बहुत सारे states के अंदर

09:46daily briefing भी

09:47issue हो रही है

09:50कल लगबग

09:513300 rate की गई

09:53जिसमें

09:54600 से ज़ादा

09:54cylinder seize किये गए

09:56अभी तक

09:57लगबग

09:57116,000 rates की जा चुकी है

10:01इसके अलावा

10:02oil marketing companies

10:04ने भी

10:051870 show cost notice की

10:07दिये है

10:08LPG distributors को

10:10और लगबग

10:113300 LPG distributors को

10:13suspend भी किया गया है

10:14अंत में

10:15मैं सभी

10:16लोगों से

10:17ये प्रातना करना चाहूंगी

10:18की supply sufficient है

10:21इसलिए

10:21अफाहों पर विश्वास न करे

10:23और जरूरत के अनुसार

10:25petrol, diesel और LPG

10:27खरी दे

10:28Thank you

10:29Thank you

10:30Now we take updates

10:31from Shipping Ministry

10:33Thank you

10:34Ministry of Port Shipping and Waterways

10:37in coordination with

10:38Ministry of External Affairs

10:39Cargo 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

10:54The Indian flagged vessel

10:56LPG

10:57that is LPG

10:58filled with LPG

10:59Green Asha

11:00that crossed the

11:02Strait of Haumuj

11:03on 5th of April

11:042026

11:05has safely reached

11:06JNPA

11:07earlier today

11:08The Ministry

11:15The Ministry's control room

11:17that is manned by DG Shipping

11:19has handled

11:20about 5600 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 through DG Shipping

11:35has facilitated

11:36the safe repatriation

11:38of over 1800 Indian seafarers

11:41so far

11:41including 49

11:43in the past 24 hours

11:44from various locations

11:46across the Gulf region

11:47Port operation

11:49across India

11:50remains normal

11:50with no congestion reported

11:52The Ministry

11:53continues to coordinate

11:55with the maritime stakeholders

11:57to ensure

11:57seafarer welfare

11:59and uninterrupted maritime operations

12:02Thank you

12:03Thank you

12:06Randir Ji

12:08Thank you

12:09Ma'am

12:12We are closely

12:14following the developments

12:15in West Asia

12:16We continue to engage

12:18with countries

12:18in the region

12:19As you would have seen

12:22our press release

12:23earlier yesterday

12:24External Affairs Minister

12:25will pay an official visit

12:26to the United Arab Emirates

12:29from 11th to 12th

12:31April 2026

12:33During the visit

12:34he 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 two countries

12:46We are

12:47also reaching out

12:49to other countries

12:50in the GCC region

12:51Our Minister of Petroleum

12:53is also visiting

12:54the region

12:55as you would have seen

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 to monitor

13:08the developments

13:09in the Gulf

13:09and West Asia region

13:11Our dedicated

13:12special control room

13:14in the Ministry

13:14remains operational

13:15and we continue

13:16to remain

13:17in regular touch

13:18with the state governments

13:19and union territories

13:20Our efforts

13:22are focused

13:22on ensuring

13:23the safety

13:23security

13:24and welfare

13:24of the Indian community

13:26in the region

13:26Our missions

13:28and posts

13:28are operating

13:29round-the-clock

13:29helplines

13:30and proactively

13:31assisting

13:31our citizens

13:33Updated advisories

13:34are being issued

13:34including information

13:35related to local

13:36government guidelines

13:37flight and travel

13:39situation

13:39and consular services

13:41Our missions

13:42remain actively engaged

13:43with the Indian

13:44community associations

13:45organizations

13:46professional groups

13:47Indian companies

13:48and other stakeholders

13:49An 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

13:57Since February

14:00we have travelled

14:05from the region

14:05to India

14:06Airlines continue

14:08to operate

14:08limited

14:09non-scheduled

14:09commercial flights

14:10based on operational

14:11and safety

14:12considerations

14:13between UAE

14:14and India

14:14Around 85 flights

14:16are expected

14:17to operate

14:18from the UAE

14:19to India

14:20today

14:20Flights are operating

14:22from various airports

14:23in Saudi Arabia

14:24and Oman

14:25to different

14:26destinations

14:26in India

14:27With the Qatar

14:28airspace partially

14:29open

14:30Qatar Airways

14:31is expected

14:32to operate

14:32around 8

14:33to 10 flights

14:34to India

14:34today

14:36Kuwait airspace

14:37remains closed

14:38Jazira Airways

14:40of Kuwait

14:40and Kuwait Airways

14:41continue to operate

14:42non-scheduled

14:43commercial flights

14:44from Dhamam

14:45Airport of Saudi Arabia

14:46to various

14:47destinations in India

14:48Due to airspace

14:50closure

14:50we continue

14:51to facilitate

14:52travel of Indian

14:53nationals

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

15:03operations

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

15:11Airport

15:12of Saudi Arabia

15:13to various

15:13destinations

15:14in India

15:14We continue

15:16to facilitate

15:16travel of Indian

15:18nationals

15:18from Bahrain

15:19through Saudi Arabia

15:21to India

15:25Our embassy

15:26in Tehran

15:27has so far

15:27facilitated

15:28movement

15:28of 2170

15:31Indian nationals

15:32from Iran

15:33to Armenia

15:34and Azerbaijan

15:35for onward

15:35travel to India

15:36This includes

15:37971 Indian

15:39students

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

15:48nationals

15:49from Israel

15:49through Jordan

15:50and Egypt

15:51to India

15:52Iraqi airspace

15:54is now open

15:54Flights operations

15:56are yet to resume

15:57We continue

15:58to facilitate

15:58travel of Indian

16:00nationals

16:00from Iraq

16:01through Jordan

16:02and Saudi Arabia

16:03to India

16:03Thank you

16:04Thank you

16:05Now we will take

16:06questions

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

16:20possible on

16:21oil 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

16:27flag vessels

16:28movement

16:29and Randhir

16:30say as you

16:31know over the

16:31weekend

16:31Pakistan is

16:32going to hold

16:33a high power

16:33delegation from

16:34US

16:35led by JD

16:36Wands

16:36and also Iran

16:37How do you

16:38see that?

16:38How does

16:38India react

16:43to that?

16:44Hi

16:45thanks

16:45I'm

16:46from PK

16:46partly

16:47asked

16:48by Rajesh

16:49but again

16:49what is

16:50on Mr.

16:52Puri's agenda

16:53for Qatar

16:53are we looking

16:54at resuming

16:55sourcing of

16:57LNG

16:57again from

16:57Qatar

16:58because Qatar

16:59has been

16:59the largest

17:00supplier

17:00and one

17:01question to

17:01Mr.

17:02Satiprakash

17:03does the

17:04supply

17:05supply

17:05the feedstock

17:06supplies

17:07will they

17:08normalize

17:08the production

17:09of critical

17:10medicines

17:11now?

17:12There were

17:12also reports

17:12that some

17:13contraceptive

17:14production

17:15was also

17:15impacted

17:16because of

17:16the supplies

17:16have all

17:17those supplies

17:17been normalized

17:18now?

17:22My question

17:23is for

17:24Mangal sir

17:25and Randhi

17:26sir as

17:26well

17:27you know

17:29our government

17:30has maintained

17:31that there

17:32should be

17:32free

17:33passage

17:34of

17:35ships

17:37through the

17:37state of

17:38Hormuz

17:38but now

17:39increasingly

17:40there are

17:40talks of

17:41a toll

17:42being formalized

17:43by Iran

17:44and

17:45in fact

17:46US President

17:47Donald Trump

17:47also

17:48made a

17:49comment

17:49calling it

17:50a beautiful

17:51thing

17:52you know

17:52a big

17:53beautiful

17:53toll

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

18:04system were

18:05to be

18:05formalized

18:06considering

18:07that there

18:08are certain

18:08examples of

18:09natural

18:09states having

18:10a toll

18:11system

18:11for instance

18:12the

18:13Turkish

18:15government

18:15charges

18:16a fee

18:16so if

18:18that sort

18:18of comes

18:19into play

18:19here in

18:20the state

18:21of Hormuz

18:21what would

18:22be our

18:22stance

18:22thank you

18:28hi

18:29from economic

18:30times

18:30thank you

18:31for letting

18:31me ask

18:31a question

18:33so yesterday

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

18:43as early

18:43as possible

18:44and telling

18:44the ships

18:45to make

18:46sure that

18:47they're not

18:47overcharging

18:48of saying

18:49that there's

18:50too much

18:50insurance

18:50premium

18:51being paid

18:51sir can

18:52we get

18:52to know

18:52about any

18:53of the

18:53triggers

18:53that led

18:54to this

18:54more stricter

18:55advisory

18:56that was

18:57issued

18:58third

18:59third

18:59row

19:00okay

19:01we can

19:02move

19:02yes

19:04two

19:05yes

19:05two and

19:06two

19:0666

19:07and

19:0895

19:11hi

19:11so

19:12Ritraj

19:12you're

19:13from

19:13Ment

19:13my question

19:14is

19:14both

19:14for

19:15the

19:15Petroleum

19:15Ministry

19:15and

19:16Ministry

19:17of External

19:17Affairs

19:17so

19:18Bangladesh

19:19Foreign

19:19Ministry

19:19yesterday

19:20met

19:21Hardeep

19:22Singh Puri

19:22and he

19:23sought

19:24further

19:24supplies

19:25of

19:25diesel

19:26and

19:26fertilizers

19:27is

19:27there

19:28can

19:28you

19:28give

19:28details

19:28in

19:29terms

19:29of

19:30what

19:31sort

19:31of

19:31supplies

19:32our

19:33neighboring

19:33countries

19:33have

19:34sought

19:34in

19:34terms

19:34of

19:34petroleum

19:35products

19:35and

19:35have

19:36we

19:36made

19:36have

19:37we

19:37actually

19:38sent

19:39further

19:40petroleum

19:40products

19:41amidst

19:41the

19:41past

19:42one

19:42month

19:42or

19:43what

19:44is

19:44the

19:44way

19:44forward

19:45on

19:45this

19:47sir

20:14my name is

20:15I can go straight and foremost.

20:18Is that the status changed?

20:19Is it totally blocked the Indian ship?

20:24Will it be possible to go back to the Indian ship?

20:26Will it be possible to move forward?

20:29And, Randeer sir, you asked me,

20:30you had to ask a advisory in Iran,

20:33that if it is possible to move out from Iran.

20:38There are many Indians who are in Iran,

20:40or in conflict zone.

20:42And there are some other plans there.

21:12I can go back to 45 also.

21:13Neeraj,

21:15Randeer sir,

21:16my question is,

21:16Randeer sir,

21:17now the ceasefire,

21:19in the next 14 days,

21:21will it be possible to take place in Iran?

21:23The next 14 days,

21:24the ceasefire.

21:25There is a question,

21:27that the advisory of the United States,

21:29in Iran,

21:30that the United States,

21:32will it be possible to leave Iran?

21:34And the question is,

21:37What is the plan for this?

21:39And what is the plan for them?

21:43The last question, 45.

21:44Yeah, good afternoon.

21:45I am Priyank from Times Now.

21:46My question is followed up to what Anvish has asked.

21:50Looking at since it is a developing situation,

21:53things such.

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