Mr RPN Singh minister of state for petroleum & natural gas informed the Rajya Sabha that government has advised Public Sector Oil Marketing Companies to call for a global expression of interest to set up facilities for manufacturing of composite cylinders domestically.

As per Gas Cylinder Rules 2004, approval of Petroleum & Explosives Safety Organization is required for marketing LPG cylinders in the country. At present, there is no Indian manufacturer who has the approval of PESO for manufacturing of composite cylinders.

As regards multi function regulator, OMCs have reported that they have launched a multi function regulator which has additional safety features like level indicator, child lock, excess flow check valve and built in leak detector. This multi function Regulator has been launched in the year 2011, as a pilot project.