How To Start An LPG Gas Agency?

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How To Start an LPG Gas Agency ?
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Introduction
If you are exploring about new business ideas in
2022, then investing or start a LPG gas agency
would be the ideal for you. Every household as
well as other industries, such as hotels and
restaurants, need LPG. This makes  LPG one of the
most profitable businesses in India. There were
more than 289 million active customers of LPG gas
in India in fiscal year 2021. It summarizes how
big the demand of LPG in the market.
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Is starting a Gas Agency as easy as it seems?
The answer is two-fold. Since it is online, it
is hassle-free. But you have to fulfill all the
eligibility criteria to get approved for the
agency. LPG, as we all know, LPG is a flammable
mixture of hydrocarbon gases such as propane and
butane. As, LPG needs to be operated very
carefully, the Govt. has set some rules as to who
should be allowed to start an agency.
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Types Of LPG Distributorships

• Finding out the distributorship requirements in
  your area is the first step in starting an
  agency.
• Primarily, There are four types of
  distributorship
• Sheheri Vitrak
• Rurban Vitrak
• Gramin Vitrak
• Durgam Kshetriya Vitrak (DKV)

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Eligibility Criteria

• You must be an Indian citizen and a resident of
  India.
• Passed at least the Xth standard examination or
  an equivalent examination from a recognized
  board. Freedom Fighters (FF) are not required to
  meet the educational qualification requirement.
• A minimum age of 21 years and a maximum age of 60
  years is required on the date of advertisement.

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Eligibility Criteria

• Family members of OMC employees cannot apply.
• You may not sign any distributorship or
  dealership agreement that has been terminated for
  malpractices or adulteration.
• You must own a plot of land with minimum
  dimensions for the construction of the LPG
  cylinder storage godown or have an operational
  LPG cylinder storage godown as of the application
  deadline.
• Age restrictions do not apply to candidates
  applying for FF category locations.

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Conclusion
These all are the mandatory steps you need to be
followed if you want to start an LPG gas agency.
After that, you need to register on the LPG
Vitarak Chayan website (https//www.lpgvitarakchay
an.in/). You need to create your profile there
and apply through their website. After submitting
your application, if you get selected, you will
be called for an interview. The authorities might
also want to inspect the office and go-down area
before approving your distributorship. And it's
called Field Verification of Credential (FVC).
And if they find you to be the perfect fit for
the distributorship, you will be given a chance
to run an LPG gas agency. I hope this guide on
how to start an LPG gas agency in India was
helpful for you.
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Thank You