Central Consumer Protection Authority (CCPA) issues advisory to prevent unfair trade practices relating to levy of “LPG Charges” and similar charges in hotels and restaurants

• Central Consumer Protection Authority (CCPA) issued an advisory on 25 March 2026 barring hotels/restaurants from levying default fuel-related charges such as "LPG charges", "gas surcharge", "fuel cost recovery" in bills.
• Practice classified as an unfair trade practice under the Consumer Protection Act, 2019; treated as a circumvention of the 2022 service-charge ban.
• Examinable for UPSC for CCPA institutional design, consumer rights, Section 10 powers, redressal mechanisms (NCH 1915, e-Jagriti, e-Daakhil).