Petroleum and Natural Gas Regulatory Board | |
Native Name: | Hindi पेट्रोलियम और प्राकृतिक गैस नियामक बोर्ड |
Jurisdiction: | Government of India |
Headquarters: | New Delhi, India |
Minister1 Name: | Hardeep Singh Puri |
Minister1 Pfo: | Minister of Petroleum and Natural Gas |
Minister2 Name: | Rameswar Teli |
Minister2 Pfo: | Minister of State for Petroleum and Natural Gas |
Chief1 Name: | Anil Kumar Jain |
Chief1 Position: | Chairperson |
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Parent Department: | Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas |
Keydocument1: | Petroleum and Natural Gas Regulatory Board Act, 2006 |
Petroleum and Natural Gas Regulatory Board (PNGRB) is a statutory body to regulate downstream activities in the petroleum and natural gas sector in India.[1] It was constituted under the act of Parliament of India, namely Petroleum and Natural Gas Regulatory Board Act, 2006. Its primary functions include regulation of refining, transportation, distribution, storage, marketing, supply and sale of petroleum products and natural gas.[2]
Present composition is as follow
In 2023, PNGRB collaborated with the World Bank to prepare a roadmap for hydrogen blending in natural gas and their transmission through gas pipelines in the country.[3]