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Socho, poori restaurant industry mein, jo waise bhi ₹6.46 lakh Crore ki industry hai 2026 tak, usmein har mahine ₹79,000 Crore ka nuksaan ho raha hai sirf commercial LPG na milne se. Kai restaurants, chote-bade sab, pareshan hain. Kaam ruk gaya hai, service delay ho rahi hai aur overall efficiency kam ho gayi hai. Lagbhag 15-20% tak ka slowdown aa gaya hai.
Par apna Indian industry hai, adapt toh karega hi! Kareeb 60-70% restaurants ab induction ya electric appliances jaise alag energy sources try kar rahe hain. Lekin 10% toh temporarily band bhi ho gaye hain. Logon ka bahar khana kam ho gaya hai, 8-10% tak, aur log expense bhi kam kar rahe hain, 6-8% tak. Sabse badi baat, 5-7 lakh jobs khatre mein hain, jahan 8.5 million log directly kaam karte hain. Chote owners ke liye toh yeh bahut bada blow hai kyunki unke paas zyada paisa nahi hota.
Yeh LPG ka funda toh energy import par hamari bharosa dikhata hai. West Asia aur Middle East se hum 90% tak LPG mangate hain, isliye global tensions ka seedha asar yahan padta hai. PNG (Piped Natural Gas) ek behtar option hai, par uska network abhi slow hai. Sirf 25% restaurants hi PNG use karte hain. PNG ya electric setup lagane mein bahut paisa aur time lagta hai, jo chote businesses ke liye mushkil hai.
Yeh sirf temporary problem nahi hai, yeh hamari energy import ki dependency ka proof hai. Agar global energy routes stable nahi hue, toh aise crisis aate rahenge. Food delivery thoda support kar raha hai, par asli problem fuel dependence ka hai. Competitors ko yeh problem nahi hogi jinki apni energy production achhi hai ya imports zyada diverse hain. SME ko zyada risk hai kyunki woh jaldi change nahi kar sakte. Regulatory hurdles aur infrastructure delay ki wajah se LPG se hatna mushkil hai.
Waise toh India ka food services market ₹7.76 lakh Crore tak pahunchne wala hai 2028 tak. Kuch analysts bol rahe hain ki domestic demand strong hai, toh recover ho jayega jab tensions kam honge. Par asli solution toh global energy routes ka stable hona aur domestic energy infrastructure, khaas kar PNG ka speed se development hona hai. Agar yeh nahi hua, toh aage bhi aise problems aa sakti hain aur growth slow ho sakti hai.