Cheema urged the Central Government to treat the regulation of Methanol as a matter of national interest, demanding centralised, legally enforceable action.

He recommended an immediate amendment to the Industries (Development and Regulation) Act, 1951, to explicitly include methanol as a regulated substance, and called for binding rules to govern its manufacture, possession, sale, storage, and movement.

He also suggested implementing a central mandate to track and trace the movement of methanol, including barcoding or electronic tracking, and compulsory registration of buyers and strict documentation of usage.

He also sought supplementary legal provisions or a dedicated national law to establish a uniform enforcement framework across all states and UTs. This, he suggested, should include stringent penalties, real-time inspection protocols, and mechanisms for swift cross-jurisdictional action. He emphasised that such measures would help prevent the misuse of methanol in spurious liquor production, enhance industrial transparency, and restrict unauthorised access to hazardous chemicals.

Cheema concluded by emphasizing the need for urgent action to fill the legislative void and ensure that no life is lost due to a preventable regulatory gap.