The Union Minister of Petroleum and Natural Gas M Veerappa Moily has approved a proposal to extend the scope of the Scheme for sale of non-subsidised 5 KG LPG cylinders from Petrol Stations(Petrol Pumps/Retail Outlets) of Oil Marketing PSUs (OMCs) in other parts of the country subject to the Election Code of Conduct.    The Scheme was earlier launched by Moily on October 5, 2013 at Bangalore for sale of these cylinders from select Company Owned and Company Operated (COCO) Petrol Pumps in Mumbai, Kolkata, Chennai and Bangalore.    Further, OMCs have been allowed to include Petrol Stations other than COCO subject to the statutory clearances of OISD/PESO (Oil Industry Safety Directorate/ Petroleum Explosive & Safety.    This decision is expected to benefit the common man as sale of 5 kg LPG cylinders at market price with minimal documentation would facilitate easier availability of LPG at more selling points.