Rajasthan has put a three-month deadline on a major household gas expansion drive, with a Jaipur review ordering city gas distributors to move far faster than they are now. On March 30, 2026, Additional Chief Secretary for Mines and Petroleum Aparna Arora told all 13 city gas distribution entities to raise domestic PNG reach from about 1.25 lakh homes to 5 lakh homes.
The decision matters for Jaipur because the review was led from the Secretariat and the city's industrial areas were also named in the next stage of the push. Officials want household, industrial and commercial gas connections to expand together rather than in separate phases.
Quick Highlights
- Rajasthan has set a three-month target to take household PNG access to 5 lakh homes.
- The current pace of about 50 new connections a day is to be raised to roughly 200 a day.
- The state said 13 city gas distributors are working across 17 geographical areas.
- Vishwakarma, Jhotwara and Mahindra SEZ in Jaipur were specifically flagged for stronger industrial adoption.
What the review decided
Arora held the meeting in hybrid mode from the Secretariat's Manthan Hall and asked gas companies to work to a defined timeline and roadmap. The immediate focus is speed: officials said the present average of around 50 connections a day must be pushed up to about 200.
The state also said gas infrastructure is already being developed across 17 geographical areas in Rajasthan. In places where domestic, industrial and commercial supply networks are ready, companies have been told to work with district administration and local users so connections are issued faster and the network is used more fully.
Where Jaipur fits into the plan
The review placed special emphasis on Jaipur's industrial belts, including Vishwakarma, Jhotwara and Mahindra SEZ. Officials also highlighted Bhilwara's textile cluster, industrial areas in Balotra and RIICO-linked zones elsewhere in the state as key locations for broader natural gas use.
Commercial outreach is part of the same push. Companies have been asked to approach hotels and dhaba operators and encourage them to shift to natural gas on priority, with the state framing the expansion as a cleaner-energy opportunity for both households and businesses.
What happens next
District collectors have been told to coordinate with gas distributors, run awareness programmes for residents and hold meetings with industrial and commercial representatives to improve uptake. Arora said the target is a priority for both the state and central governments and made it clear that delays or negligence would not be accepted.
Rajasthan State Gas Managing Director Ranveer Singh briefed the meeting on current progress and future targets. The next test will be whether the roadmap prepared after the Jaipur review can convert the three-month goal into a visible jump in actual connections on the ground.
