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Essential Commodities Act: When and why did Centre invoke it last?

Story so far: In the wake of the oil crisis triggered by the Israel-U.S. strikes on Iran, Centre has invoked the Essential Commodities Act, 1955, on Friday (March 5, 2026), ordering all oil refining companies to maximise production of Liquified Petroleum Gas (LPG) and make it available to domestic consumers only. Naming public Oil Marketing Companies (OMCs) — IndianOil, Hindustan Petroleum and Bharat Petroleum, which supply gas to 99% of…

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