Cooking gas LPG, which had consistently shown growth even during the pandemic period, saw a massive 9.1 per cent month-on-month drop in consumption during April.
India's fuel sales fell in the first half of April as a record rise in prices in a short 16-day period dented demand, according to preliminary industry data on Saturday.
India's fuel sales surged past pre-pandemic levels in March on twin impact of the economy rebounding from the lifting of pandemic-related restrictions and anticipation of price increases leading to stocking.
Indian state fuel retailers posted robust growth in diesel and petrol sales in the first half of March, preliminary fuel sales data showed on Wednesday, as consumers and dealers topped tanks ahead on likelihood of a fuel price hike.