Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas withdraws petrol and diesel retail restrictions
OMC retail outlets must lift the 200-litre HSD daily cap and bulk-buyer pump routing from 1 July 2026.
Change
On 29 June 2026, India's Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas withdrew the Order dated 12 June 2026 that had imposed a 200-litre High Speed Diesel (HSD) per-customer daily limit at retail outlets and required industrial, commercial and institutional consumers to procure through designated consumer pumps; the withdrawal takes effect 1 July 2026, restoring normal retail sale and distribution.
Why it matters
The withdrawal removes the temporary 200-litre HSD cap and the procurement-channel restriction. Point-of-sale and pump-level controls that enforced the daily limit must be disabled from 1 July 2026, and procurement routing that diverted industrial, commercial and institutional purchases to designated consumer pumps must be reverted to normal retail arrangements. Continuing to enforce the withdrawn Order after the effective date conflicts with the Government directive.
Implications
- — Retail outlet operations teams at Public Sector Oil Marketing Companies must disable the 200-litre HSD per-customer/vehicle daily cap and update POS and pump controls by 1 July 2026 — continuing to enforce the cap after that date conflicts with the Government order withdrawing the restriction.
- — Industrial, commercial and institutional fuel procurement teams must update internal purchasing approvals and supplier routing to resume procurement through retail outlets from 1 July 2026 — leaving designated-pump-only routing in place maintains a restriction the Government has removed.
Who is affected
- — Retail outlet operations teams at Public Sector Oil Marketing Companies
- — Industrial, commercial and institutional fuel procurement teams
What to watch
- — 1 July 2026 — the Order dated 12 June 2026 is withdrawn; the 200-litre HSD daily cap and the designated-pump procurement requirement cease to apply.