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Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas

Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas
Branch of Government of India
Ministry of Petroleum & Natural Gas
Agency overview
JurisdictionGovernment of India
HeadquartersShastri Bhawan, New Delhi
Annual budget15,930 crore (US$1.9 billion)(2024–25)[1]
Minister responsible
Deputy Minister responsible
Agency executive
  • Pankaj Jain, IAS, Secretary
Websitemopng.gov.in/en
Footnotes
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The Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas (MOP&NG) is a ministry of the Government of India responsible for the exploration, production, refining, distribution, marketing, import, export, and conservation of petroleum, natural gas, petroleum products, and liquefied natural gas in the country. The ministry is headed by Cabinet minister Hardeep Singh Puri, while its secretary is Pankaj Jain, a 1990-batch IAS officer of the Assam-Meghalaya cadre.[3] Dharmendra Pradhan, who served from 26 May 2014 to 7 July 2021, is its longest serving minister till date.

  1. ^ "Demand for Grants 2024-25 Analysis: Petroleum and Natural Gas" (PDF). PRS India. 30 July 2024. Retrieved 5 September 2024.
  2. ^ "About the Ministry". Ministry of Petroleum And Natural Gas. 28 March 2024. Retrieved 5 September 2024.
  3. ^ "Pankaj Jain appointed as Secretary, Petroleum". 27 December 2021. Retrieved 4 September 2024 – via Whispers in the Corridors.

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