ESMA invoked to ensure LPG supply: What is ESMA, how does it work, its essential services and more?

What is ESMA: The Centre invoked ESMA and has directed oil refineries to ramp up LPG production to ensure sufficient availability of domestic cooking gas amid the Middle East Crisis. The government can invoke ESMA to prohibit striking employees from refusing to work in certain essential services, which are necessary for the maintenance of normal life in the country.