No. 2026431 Registered No. N. E. 930. 2D TRIPURA il GAZETTE Published by Authority EXTRAORDINARY ISSUE Agartala, Tuesday, March 17, 2026 A. D., Phalguna 26, 1947 S.E.
PART--I- Orders and Notifications by the Government of Tripura, The High Court, Government Treasury etc. Government of Tripura Food, Civil Supplies & Consumer Alfairs Department No.F.G-1(1)-DCS/2026/3468 Dated, Agartala. the 9th Mar, 2026 onRDER In exacise of the powers confered under sub-section (1) of section 3 of the Essential Commoditics Act, 1955 ( 10 of 1955 ), read with the Order, dated, 30" November, 1974 of the Government of India, Ministry of Industry and Civil Supplics bearing No- $.0.GBI(E), and in supersession of the Tripura Cooking Gas (Licensing, Control and Maintenance of supplies) Order, 1985, except as tespect 1o things done or omitted to be done before such supersession, the Government of Tripura hereby makes the following Order, namely : -
1. Short Title, Extent and Commencement.
(1) This Order may be called the Tripura Cooking Gas (Licensing. Control and Maintenance of supplies) Order, 2026.
(2) It shall extend to the whole of Tripura.
(3) It shall come into force on and from the date of its publication in the Official Gazette.
2. Definitions.
(a) "Cooking Gas™ means Liquified Petroleum Gas bottled in cylinders.
(b) "Censumers” means a person whose name is registered with a dealer for getting supply of cooking gas from that dealer.
(c) "Dealer” means a person including a firm, an association of persons, a company, a Corporation or a co-operative society engaged in the business of purchase, sale or storage for sale, of cooking gas, on the basis of an agreement with an 0il Company, whether or not in conjunction with any other business, and includes his representative, employee, agent or commission agent but does not include an Oil Company.
(d) "Director” means the Director of Food, Civil Supplies and Consumer Affairs Deparunent, Government of Tripura, and includes any officer not below the rank of an Assistant Director, Food, Civil Supplies and Consumer Alfairs Department, Government of Tripura, authorised by the State Government in this behalf to perform all or any of the functions of the Director under this Order. (¢) “Form™ means a form appended to this Ord er.
(f) “Licensee” means a person holding a valid licence granted under thi s Order.
(g) “Licensing Authority” means the Director of Food, Civil Supplies and Consumer Affairs Department, Government of Tripura or any other officer appointed by the State Government as such.
(h) "Oil Company" means any of the following Oil Companies :
(1) Indian Qil Corporation Limited.
(2) Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Limited.
(3) Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited.
(4) Any other oil company operating under valid permission. ({) '.'Sum- Government” means the Government of Tripura. ) "Year” means a year reckoned according to the English Calendar. :(’l')rl‘-‘.l:/i:;a:::;;, sale np(l supply of and Business in Cooking Gas. shall display a stock-cum-price board as per praforma of the oil companies at @ prominent place of his b i his business premises, Including th N particulars, P 3 8 the place of storag showing the following (¥ scanned with OKEN Scanner Tripura Gazette, Extraordinary Issue, Marc h 17, 2026 A.D.
(i) Opening balance of filled, empty and defective cylinders. . g day.
(ii) The backlag of the refill Orders to be supplied as on the preceding working day
(iii) Date up to which new connections have been released.
(2) Subject to the provisions of any order that may be issued by (he Licens ing Authority, no dealer having stocks of cooking gas at his business premises, including place of storage, 5"311‘] refuse 1o sell the gas on any day during working hours to any consumer whose name is registere with him according to the chronology of placing of Order.
Explanation. For the purpose of this sub-paragraph and sub-paragraph (3), the expression "working hours™ means the working hours observed by the dealer immediately prior to the commcnccrncnl of this Order and such working hours shall be displayed prominently at the place of his business and the place or places of storage of cylinders.
(3) Not-with-standing anything 1o the contrary contained In any other law for the time being in force, no dealer shall keep his business premises including the place of storage closed during working hours on any day without the prior permission in writing of the licensing authority.
(4) Every dealer shall take all reasonable steps to ensure that he has adequate stocks of cooking £s at his business premises including the place of storage at all times by placing indents at the nominated supply points of the oil companies 48 hours in advance or as per the indenting policy of the oil companies.
(5) No dealer shall sell cooking gas at a price higher than that fixcd by the oil company from which he gets supply, nor shall he refuse to make home delivery according to the requirement of the consumer whose name is registered with him, (G) (a) Every dealer shall maintain true and correct accounts of purchase, sale and storage of cooking gas at his business premises, to be written up in ink at the end of each day in the proforma of the oil companies showing :-
(i) The opening stock of the day-filled, empty and defective cylinders.
(i) The quantity received during the day-filled, empty and defective cylinders.
(iii) The quantity sold, delivered or othenwise disposed of during the day-filled, empty and defective cylinders.
(iv) The closing stock of the day-filled empty and defective cylinders.
(v) Such other particulars as (he licensing Authority may, by order in writing, specily.
(6) (b) Every dealer shall maintain a Register in which the placing of orders for refills of cooking gas shall be recorded daily chronologically.
(6) (c) Every dealer shall maintain a complaint book in prescribed form E, appended to this order in his place of business as well as in place of storage or godown from where the cooking gas will be supplicd to the consumers. This book shall have to be supplicd to any consumer who intends to make complaint. The licensce will take immediate action on the complaint and méf’rf: his observation on the relevant portion of complaint book. Any Officer of the Food, Civi Supplies & Consumer Affairs Department not below the rank of Inspector may, if nf'ceslis?)f enquire into the complaints recorded therein and action taken by the licensee and 1!1(: ll‘Sll’I e enquiry will be recorded by the inspecting Officer with his signature. Any directive by | Officer of the Food, Civil Supplies & Consumer Affairs Department, in relation (0 the enquiry would be binding on the licensee. . and in
(7) No person shall carry on business in cooking-gas as @ dealer excepl under accordance with a licence granted under this Order. 2 (¥ scanned with OKEN Scanner Tripura Gazelte, Exlraordlnary Issue, March 17,2026 A D. (B) Every ) icensee or any pers my person employed by him or acting on hils behalf shall comply with such general direci g 0 ‘ i oo Au”m::’n: with (II;(‘CUDHH specific 1o (e Jicensee as may be issued in writng by | v inregard o purchase, o pe and sale b RS “ tho ooy Aoty i il L storage and sale of cooking gas for carrying out 9) Every d(".)- | ery licensee shall maintain a reserve stock of conking pas in accordance with the wrtten irections of the Licensing Authority and shall dispose of the reserve stack only in accordance with the procedure specified by the Licensing Authority.
(10) Any contravention of any direction including special direction issued under sub-parag raph
(8) and (9) shall be deemed 10 be a contravention of this Order.
(11) Without prejudice to the generality of the provisions of sub-paragraph
(8) and (9) directions issued by the Licensing Authority may provide for :-
(a) Prohibition of sale of cooking gas 10 any category of con sumers except on the basis of a permit.
(b) Nomination of Officers for issue of such permits. (¢) Fixing the scale at which cooking gas shall be issued to any category of ¢
(d) Specification of the form in which permits shall be issued.
(e) The language and the manner in which accounts of s maintained and stock retuns furnished.
(f) Drawal of his requirement of cooking gas by a consumer from
(g) Such other matters necessary for, or incidental to, the implement issued under sub-paragraph (8).
(12) The provisions of this order regarding powers of Licensing Authority for issuing special all apply mutatis mutandis, to the authorities nominated by the State onsumer. ale of cooking gas shall be a specified licensee. ation of the directions directions to licensees sh Government/Director for issuc of permit. . Application for and Grant of Licence .
(1) An application for licensee under sub-par agraph (7) of Paragraph 3 shall be made to the licensing authority in form A and the li censing authority shall grant licence in form B on payment of a fee of Rs. 25,000/- (Rup ees twenty five thousand) only within th irty days if the application is found to be in order. d under sub-paragraph (1) shall be subject to such c onditions as may be
(2) Every licence grante er conditions as the licensing authority may impose from ti me specified therein and to such oth to time for the sake of fair distribution of cooking gas.
(3) Every licence granted under sub-parag raph (1) shall be valid up to the 31 of December of the tenth year following the date of is sue and may be renewed for a period not exceeding five years at a time on an application made in this behalf to the licensing authority before the expiry of the period of validity of the lice nce and on payment of a fee of Rs. 15,000/~ (Rupees fiftcen thousand) only.
Provided that the period of validity of a licence shall not be deemed to ha ve expired, if an ?[)plica(ion for its renewal made in accordance with the provisions of this sub-pa ragraph is pending with the Licensing Authority. ‘:‘::“"':l‘_‘::"f'l"lll.er that if the licensee does not apply for renewal of li cence before expiry of idity period of licence, renewal of such licence may be con sidered by the licensing authorit lh"m' Y on payment of a late fee of Rs.1000/- (Rupees one thousand) per maonth or part (¥ scanned with OKEN Scanner Tripura Gazette, Extraordinary Issue, Marc h 17, 2026 A. D. alter (4) If a licence is defaced, mutilated, lost or destroyed, the licensing .l‘llflll)l‘li)‘ nay making such enquiry as he deems necessary, issue a [resh license in place llfl-r('ni on payment of a fee of Rs. 1000/- (Rupees onc thousand) and there upon the licence <o defaced, mutilated, lost or destroyed shall be deemed to have been cancelled.
5. Power of Licensing Authority to refuse grant or renew licence, The Licensing Authority may, alter giving the applicant an opportunity of stating his case and for reasons 1o be recorded in writing, refuse to grant or renes a licence. G. Power of Licensing Authority to suspend or cancel a Licence.
(1) No licensee shall contravene any of the conditions of the liceace and any conuavention of any such condition shall be deemed to be a contravention of this Order.
(2) Ifalicensee or any person acting on his behalf contravene any of the provisions of this Order, then notwithstanding anything contained in paragraph 4 and without prejudice to any other action that may lawfully be taken against him, the licensing authority may, by order, suspend the licence and, afier giving the licensee an opportunity of hearing, cancel the licence.
(3) Notwithstanding anything contained in sub-parageaph (2), where a licensee has been convicted under section 7 of ihe Essential Commodities Act, 1955 (1 of 1955), the Licensing Authority, may, by order, cancel his licence: provided that if such conviction is sel aside on appeal or revision the Licensing Authority shall re-issue the licence to him on application being made 1o it.
(4) On cancellation or suspension of a licence under sub-paragraph (2) or sub-paragraph
(3) or on a license ceasing to be valid, the licensee shall surrender the same to the Licensing Authority within seven days (rom the date of such suspension or cancellation or cessation of validity, as the case may be, and shall dispose of the stock of cooking gas available with him in accordance with the direction of the Licensing Authority.
(5) On the cancellation or suspension of a licence, the licensee shall not be entitled to get any supply of cooking gas from any oil company and the Licensing Authority in consultation with the oil companies and with the approval of the Director shall link the consumers registered with that licensee to one or more other licensee as may be considered convenient.
7. Appeal :
(1) Any person aggrieved by an order passed by the Director or the Licensing Authority as the case may be under paragraph 5 or paragraph G may, within thirty days of such order, prefer an appeal 1o the Secretary, Food, Civi) Supplies & Consumer Affairs Department, Govt. of Tripura.
(2) On receipt of an appeal under sub-paragraph (1) the Secretary shall after giving the appellant a reasonable opportunity of being heard dispose of the appeal as expeditiously as possible.
(3) The Secretary, before whom the appeal is pending may direct that the order of the Dircctor or the Licensing Authority appealed against shall not take effect pending the disposal of the appeal.
8. Restriction on Consumption of Cooking Gas.
(1) No consumer shall draw his requirement of cooking gas except from a licensee.
(2) No consumer shall use cooking gas except for cooking. (¥ scanned with OKEN Scanner Tripura Gazette, Extraordinary Issue, March 17, 2026 A. D.
(3) i::]i‘c‘riin:nvr shall keep in h_|s possession more than two cylinders of cooking gas ata out a permit obrained from an Officer nominated under clau se (b) of subparagraph (11) of paragraph 3. ) NAu person, other than a licensce or a consumer, shall have in his possession or under his control cooking gas after the date of issue of the n otification under sub-pasagraph
(7) of paragraph 3.
9. Power of Entry, Search, Scizure etc.
(1) Any Officer of the Food, Civil S upplics and Consumer Alfairs Depa tment, Government of Tripura, not below the ra nk of Inspector, or any polic e officer, not below the rank of Inspector, may, with a view (o sec uring, compliance with the provisi ons of this Ovder :- s or accounts as well a s any
(a) inspect or cause to be inspecte d any books or document ssion of any persons; stock of cooking gas belonging Lo or under the control or posse
(b) require any person to giv e any information in his possession with respect 1 o any business or undertaking for purchases , sale, or storage of cooking, gas;
(c) stop and search any person or vehicle o r vessel used or suspected of being used fo r delivery of cooking gas from a godown or from pr emises or place where, he has reason 0 believe, cooking gas is stored;
(d) enter and search, with such aid or assistance or premises or places ; and as may be necessary, a ny such go down
(c) seize and remove, with su ch aid or assistance as may be necessary, the entire quantit y of any stock of cooking gas alo ng with the vehicles, vessels or a ny other conveyances used in carrying such stock, if he has reason to suspect that any provision of this Order has been, is being, o is about to be, contravened in respect of suc h stock and thereafter 1aken or authorise the taking of, all measures necessary for securi ng the production of the stock of cooking gas, vehicles, ve ssels or other conveyances 50 seiz ed before the collector having jurisdiction under the provisi ons of scction GA of the Essential Co mmodities Act, 1955 (10 of 1955) and for their safe custody pending such produc tion. Provided that in exercising the powers under this sub-paragraph, due regard shall be paid to the social and religious customs of the inmate s or occupants of the premises or places concerned. and 108 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraks ha Sanhita,
(2) The provisions of se ctions 106 , so far as may be, apply to searc hes and 2023 relating to scarch and scizure shall seizures under this para graph.
10. Submission of Statement abo ut the Stock of Cooking Gas. Every licensee shall submit (0 (he Licensing Authority a stal ement about the stock of cooking gas held by him and the indents for cooking gas placed by him at the end of each day and at the end of cach month accordi ng to English Calendar in Form C & D. The reports <hall be submitted at the opening hours of the n ext working day, to which the report relates.
11. Power to exempt in special case. If the State Government considers it necessary or expedient so to do in the public interest, it "‘“E":.\‘ notification in the Official Gazette, e xempt, subject to such condition 25 it may consider fi i . " ider fit to impose, any class or classes of consumers fr om the operation of this Onder.
12. Review and Rev on by the Government. (¥ scanned with OKEN Scanner Tripura Gazette, Extraordinary Issue, March 17, 2026 A.D. The State Government may, of its own motion, call fo r and examine the records of any order ons of this Order by any authority subordinate 10 the State ) with reference there (o as the State Goverament passed under the pro Govermment and may give such direcy; may deem fit
Provided that no direction 1o the disadvantage of any party shall be given uader this paragraph unless the party has been accorded an opportuni ty of making a representation which it may make against such Order,
13. Power to Relax the Order. Nothing in this order shall be construed to limit or abridge the power of the State Government to dispense with or relax the requirement of any provision of this Order to such extent and subject to such conditions as the State Government may consider necessary in the public interest.
14. Issue of Double Barrel Connections and New Connections. The Licensing Authority is empowered to issue directions regarding issue of double banel connections by the licensee to consumer and the issue of new connection to persons desirous of becoming consumers. The directions issued by the Licensing Authority shall, mutatis mutandis, confirm to the provisions of this Order regarding the issue of refills. Digitally signed by Sumit Lodh RalesQa-G3-20R6 GL62Edif of Tripura To ANl Heads of Departments/Offices, Tripura The Director, Printing & Stationeries (Publication) with a request 1o publish the same in the Gazettee & supply 10 (ten) copies to us. FORM (Sce paragraph. 4 (1)) FORM OF APPLICATION FOR LICENCE. I hereby apply for a licence under the Tripura Cooking Gas (Licensing, Control and Maintenance of supplics) Order, 2026 and furnish the following particulars in connection therewith.
1. Applicant's Name:
2. Applicant's Father's/Husband's name (in the case of an individual).
3. Applicant’s residential address.
4. Sitation of applicant’s place of business and godown with paniculars.
5. Name of the Oil Company from which the applicant will get his supply.
6. Particulars of fire service/ explosive licence. (¥ scanned with OKEN Scanner Tripura Gazette, Extraordinary Issue, March 17, 2026 A. D.
7. Panticulars of current municipal trade licence, if the business is carried on within the jurisdiction of municipality, I declare that the following quantity of cooking gas is in my possession this day and is held at the following place, namely:- 1 declare that T am the proprictor/Manager/Partner/Director/Secretary/lessee of the firm or organisation on behal( of which the application is made. Signature or left thumb Date impression of the applicant FORM "B" (Sce paragraph 4(1)) Licence No.
1. Subject to the provisions of the Tripura Cooking Gas (Licensing, Control and Maintenance of Supplies) Order, 2026 and to the terms and conditions of this licence, Shri/Smi. avasnssvnasarasnsennsasss vevivveeesnen.SON/wife/daughiter [C] R .Proprictor/Pariner/Manager/Director/Secretary/Lessee of ....having place of business al . ....0f village/town.. SIAON. ..vevvevianrarinnensainis/are hereby aulhonscd 1o carty on business as a dealer in cooking gas.
2. The licensee shall carry on the aforesaid business and store cylinders of cooking gas only at the following place/places. Place of business.. Place of storing cylinders of cooking gas..
3. The licensee shall not-
(a) enter into any (ransaction involving purchase, sale or storage for sale of cooking gas in a speculative manner prejudicial to the maintenance and easy availability of supplies thereof in the market.
(b) withheld from sale/supplics of cooking gas ordinarily kept for sale.
4. The licensee shall give all facilities at all reasonable hours to the licensing authority or any officer authorised by it or the State Government for the inspection of his stocks and accounts at any shop or other place used by him for storage, sale or purchase of cooking gas.
5. The licensee shall comply with any directions that may be given 1o him from time to time by the Licensing Authority in regard to the purchase, sale or storage for sale of cooking gas and in regard to the manner and the language in which the accounts shall be written.
6. The licence shall cease to be valid in the event of death of the licensee or transfer of interest of the licensee in his business under the licence or reconstitution of the parncrship firm where sucha firm is a licensco. (¥ scanned with OKEN Scanner Tripura Gazette, Extraordinary |ssue, March 17, 2026 A.D. ¢ of business 1o or store c ooking gas i any place o r
7. ¢ licensee intends to change s plac ’”":"l:.‘ other than these mentioned in the licence, he shall inumate the address of such place or premises to the licensing authority and shall not carry on business, or store any cooking gas, in such premises until it has been endorsed on the licence.
8. The licensee shall issue 10 every customer a true cash memo or c redit note, as the case may be, giving its name, licence number and address, the date of (he transact ion, the quanuty sold, the price, the number and date of the permit, if any, under which sold and the salesman's signature and shall keep duplicate carbon copies of all such cash memos and credit rotes, arranged serially and chronologically 1o be made available for inspection on demand by the Licensing Authority or any Officer authorised by it in writing in this behalf, and shall preserve such duplicate copies of cas h memas ar credit notes for one year from the date of issue.
9. The licence shall be valid UPIO...........ooeiiviiiiiiieieiiiiaeee e e Date Signature and designation of the Licensing Authority Office scal of the Licensing Authority FORM "C" (See paragraph-10) FORM OF STATEMENT SHOWING STOCK OF COOKING GAS JIELD BY THE LICENSEE AND INDENTS PENDING AT THE END OF EACH DAY. Name of Licensee. Filled Empty Defective
1. Opening stock of cylinders
2. Supplies received.
3. Sales
(a) existing consumers
(b)new consumers
4. Closing balance at end of day
5. Date of booking against which supplies made to consumers. INDENTS PENDING WITH OIL COMPANIES. Draft Number Date Quantity Indented. FORM "D" (See paragraph 10) (¥ scanned with OKEN Scanner Tripura Gazette, Extraordinary Issue, March 17, 2026 A. D. FORM OF STATEMENT SHOWING STOCK OF COOKING GAS HELD BY THE LICENSEE AT THE END OF EACH MONTH, Name of Licensee...........................o
1. Opening balance on the first day of the month.
2. Supplies received during the month.
3. Cylinders returned to the Oil Companies during the month.
4. Total quantity sold during the month. a) o existing consumers b) 1o new consumers
5. Closing balance at the end of the month.
6. Number of consumers registered with him. a) forsingle cylinder b) for two cylinders. (Name and signature or thumb impression of the Licensee.) FORM "E" (See paragraph 3(6)(c) FORM OF COMPLAINT BOOK. Complaint with signature . . and consumer number of complainant. Action taken by Licensee. Printed at the Tripura Government Press, Agartala. (¥ scanned with OKEN Scanner