Prime Minister Narendra Modi Holds High-Level Consultative Meeting on Shortages in Petroleum, Crude Oil, Gas, Electricity, and Fertilizer Sectors
- A highly tense situation prevails in the West Asian region following the joint attacks launched by the US and Israel against Iran—which began on February 28—and the subsequent retaliation by Iranian forces.
- Consequently, a high-level consultative meeting, chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, is currently underway this Sunday to review the prevailing shortages in the petroleum, crude oil, gas, electricity, and fertilizer sectors.
- During this meeting, being held in New Delhi under Prime Minister Modi's leadership, the primary focus has been on ensuring uninterrupted fuel supply, robust logistics, and efficient distribution across the country.
- Participating in this meeting are Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, Union Home Minister Amit Shah, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar, Agriculture Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan, Minister of Petroleum and Natural Gas Hardeep Singh Puri, Minister of Commerce and Industry Piyush Goyal, Minister of Chemicals and Fertilizers J.P. Nadda, Minister of Civil Aviation K. Rammohan Naidu, Minister of Power Manohar Lal, and Minister of Information and Broadcasting Ashwini Vaishnaw.
