Alipurduar (West Bengal), May 29, 2025 (ANI) : Prime Minister Narendra Modi hailed India’s progress in energy based economy , saying that “In the last few years, India has made unprecedented progress in the energy sector. Today, our country is rapidly progressing towards an energy-based economy”. Furthermore, he also hailed the record gas distribution in Alipurduar city. “The city gas distribution network has reached more than 5,520 districts... CNG has brought a change in transportation, too. Pollution is lessening. So people's health is improving, and the burden on their pockets is alleviating... More than 31 crore people in the country today have LPG connections. The dream of distributing gas to every household is getting fulfilled now. For this, our government has strengthened the gas distribution network in every corner of the world”, he said.