Department of Consumer Affairs Expands Scope of Government Approved Test Centre’s ( GATC) ; Verification of CNG, LNG and Hydrogen Dispensers Enabled

• Department of Consumer Affairs (Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food & Public Distribution) amended the Legal Metrology (Government Approved Test Centre) Rules, 2013 to allow GATCs to verify CNG, LNG, LPG, Hydrogen and Petrol/Diesel dispensers.
• Significant for UPSC as it links legal metrology, consumer protection, clean-fuel transition (CNG/LNG/H₂) and PPP-based regulatory capacity.