Headline: Inter-Ministerial Press Briefing on Recent Developments in West Asia

Extracted Data Points:

Emergency Credit Line Guarantee Scheme (ECLGS) 5.0:

  • Cabinet approved ECLGS 5.0 with total additional credit facility of ₹2,55,000 crore (including ₹5,000 crore for airlines)
  • Provides 100% guarantee coverage for MSMEs and 90% for non-MSMEs and airline sector
  • Zero guarantee fee
  • Additional loan up to 20% of maximum working capital utilized during Q4 FY2026 (max ₹100 crore)
  • For airlines: up to 100% (max ₹1,500 crore per borrower)
  • Loan tenure: 5 years with 1-year moratorium for MSMEs/non-MSMEs; 7 years with 2-year moratorium for airlines
  • Scheme applicable from date of guideline issuance until 31.03.2027

Food Production and Availability:

  • Record foodgrain production of 376.6 million metric tons (MMT) in 2025-26, up 5.2% from 357.7 MMT in 2024-25
  • Record pulse production of 274.09 lakh metric tons in 2025-26, up 6.7% from ~257 lakh metric tons previous year
  • Chickpea production increased 12.6% to 125.14 lakh metric tons from 111 lakh metric tons
  • Moong production increased ~6% to 44.92 lakh metric tons from 42.44 lakh metric tons
  • Masur production increased ~7% to 17.62 lakh metric tons from 16.54 lakh metric tons
  • Pulse imports declined from 73 lakh metric tons in FY2024-25 to 60 lakh metric tons in FY2025-26 (~30% reduction in import bill)
  • Chickpea imports declined ~51% in FY2025-26 compared to 15.06 lakh metric tons previous year
  • Government pulse stocks at ~43 lakh metric tons in May 2026, highest in three years
  • 5.34+ lakh metric tons tur and 20.35+ lakh metric tons chickpea purchased under PSS
  • Horticulture production: Potato 584 lakh metric tons, Tomato 227 lakh metric tons, Onion 273 lakh metric tons
  • Government set 2 lakh metric tons price stabilization target for onions for 2026-27

Foodgrain Stock Status:

  • Central wheat stocks: 513 lakh metric tons as of 28 May 2026 against buffer norm of 275.80 lakh metric tons for 1 July
  • Wheat procurement reached ~350 lakh metric tons during current rabi marketing season
  • Central rice stocks: 397 lakh metric tons against buffer norm of 135.40 lakh metric tons for 1 July
  • Additional ~298 lakh metric tons purchased paddy yet to be processed into rice stock

Fertilizer Availability:

  • Total fertilizer stock at ~199.86 lakh metric tons (~52% of requirement), above normal levels (~33%)
  • Krishi 2026 fertilizer requirement reassessed at 383.9 lakh metric tons
  • Urea requirement reduced from 194.02 to 190.32 lakh metric tons
  • DAP requirement reduced from 59.17 to 56.23 lakh metric tons
  • Post-crisis availability: 132.43 lakh metric tons added through imports and domestic production
  • Domestic production May 2026: Urea 25.17 lakh metric tons, DAP 3.86 lakh metric tons
  • India secured ~25 LMT urea, 15 LMT DAP, and 10 LMT NPK for June-July arrival
  • New global tender issued for 17 lakh metric tons urea
  • 10 EGOS meetings held to address availability challenges

LPG Supply Status:

  • Last 3 days: ~1.22 crore LPG cylinders delivered against ~1.21 crore bookings
  • Online LPG cylinder booking increased ~99% day-on-day
  • Delivery authentication code (DAC) based delivery increased ~95%
  • Commercial allocation set at 70% of pre-crisis levels with 10% reform-based allocation
  • May-26: 2,09,353 metric tons commercial LPG sold
  • Last 3 days: 22,641 metric tons commercial LPG sold
  • May-26: 8,382 metric tons auto LPG sold by PSU OMCs, ~170% increase from February-26
  • Over 17,150 awareness camps conducted since 3 April 2026, selling 2.72+ lakh 5kg FTL cylinders

Petroleum Product Availability:

  • All retail outlets operating normally across country
  • Petrol and diesel sales increased over 30% in many districts during May-26
  • Private oil marketing companies sales declined -38%
  • PSU OMC wholesale sales declined -29%
  • Government reduced excise duty on petrol and diesel by ₹10 per liter
  • Export duty reduced: Petrol from ₹3 to ₹1.5/liter, Diesel from ₹16.50 to ₹13.50/liter, ATF from ₹16 to ₹9.5/liter

Natural Gas Initiatives:

  • 100% supply ensured for D-PNG and CNG-transport consumers
  • Gas supply to other industrial/commercial sectors increased up to 80%
  • ~8.56 lakh PNG connections gasified since March 2026
  • Additional 2.96 lakh connections infrastructure ready (total 11.52 lakh connections)
  • ~8.78 lakh customers registered for new connections
  • 77,800+ PNG consumers surrendered LPG connections via MYPNGD.in website as of 31.05.2026

Shipping and Maritime Operations:

  • February: 127 shipping services through Hormuz and Red Sea
  • April: Peak 257 shipping services
  • May: 245 shipping services recorded
  • DG Shipping Control Room handled 11,186 calls and 24,830+ emails since activation
  • Last 72 hours: 345 calls and 732 emails received
  • 3,446+ Indian seafarers safely repatriated, including 24 in last 72 hours
  • All Indian ports operating normally without congestion

Enforcement Actions:

  • Last 3 days: 10 FIRs registered and 3 arrests for LPG-related violations
  • Last 3 days: ~1,300 raids, 960 liters petrol seized, 2,194 liters diesel seized, 18 FIRs registered, 7 arrests
  • 460+ LPG distributors inspected, 42 penalized
  • ~1,850 retail outlets inspected, 19 penalized, 446 suspended