In 1984, GAIL India was established by the Indian government as a PSU (Public Sector Undertaking) underneath the Petroleum and Natural Gas Ministry. It is the largest natural gas refining and handling business in India. In the definition, GAIL is included in NSE (National Stock Exchange) and BSE (Bombay Stock Exchange).  To accelerate and optimize the effective and economic use of Natural Gas in Industries and CGD to the benefit of the National Economy

Objectives og GAIL 

•   Distribution & Marketing of Natural Gas
•   Piped Natural Gas for Domestic/ Commercial/ Industrial purposes
•   Setting up of facilities for compression of Natural Gas, laying of the pipelines from City Gate Station(s) to the consumption areas and associated facilities, distribution points/retail outlets for CNG/Auto LPG, transportation of gas through mobile cascades/lorries in the various cities of India and along the national highways for building CNG corridors
•   Building gas business opportunities through participation with Gas Producers/ Strategic partners for the implementation of the downstream distribution projects
•   Development of City Gas Distribution projects
•   Secondary distribution of NG/ RLNG to end consumers                 

GAIL Gas is pursuing City Gas Business in Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Rajasthan, Vadodara (Gujarat), Haridwar (Uttarakhand), North Goa and Assam through its Joint Ventures. It is also identifying various industrial clusters along the pipeline corridor for distribution of Natural Gas in various states.