diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 9a0647bd..629d89e4 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@quintype/amp",
-  "version": "2.19.2",
+  "version": "2.19.3-amp-locale-time.3",
   "lockfileVersion": 2,
   "requires": true,
   "packages": {
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index d186ad9a..e2b733c0 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@quintype/amp",
-  "version": "2.19.2",
+  "version": "2.19.3-amp-locale-time.3",
   "description": "Quintype's AMP component library for publisher apps to create amp layouts",
   "main": "dist/index.js",
   "types": "dist/index.d.ts",
diff --git a/src/molecules/date/published/date-published-base.tsx b/src/molecules/date/published/date-published-base.tsx
index e270ce17..5747412a 100644
--- a/src/molecules/date/published/date-published-base.tsx
+++ b/src/molecules/date/published/date-published-base.tsx
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ export const DatePublishedBase = ({ story, format, prepend, config, type = "firs
 
   const languageCode = get(config, ["publisherConfig", "language", "ietf-code"], "en");
   const localizationOpts = get(config, ["opts", "featureConfig", "localization"], {});
+  const timeZone = get(config, ["additionalConfig", "general", "timeZone"], "Asia/Kolkata");
 
   if ("useLocaleDateStampOnGenericStory" in localizationOpts) {
     const useLocale =
@@ -24,7 +25,8 @@ export const DatePublishedBase = ({ story, format, prepend, config, type = "firs
         day: "numeric",
         hour: "numeric",
         minute: "numeric",
-        hour12: true
+        hour12: true,
+        timeZone: timeZone
       });
       return <DateTime formattedDate={date} prepend={prepend} />;
     }
diff --git a/src/molecules/date/updated/date-updated.tsx b/src/molecules/date/updated/date-updated.tsx
index 0bb8f86c..f49e4574 100644
--- a/src/molecules/date/updated/date-updated.tsx
+++ b/src/molecules/date/updated/date-updated.tsx
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ export const DateUpdatedBase = ({ story, prepend, config }: DateUpdatedTypes) =>
 
   const languageCode = get(config, ["publisherConfig", "language", "ietf-code"]);
   const localizationOpts = get(config, ["opts", "featureConfig", "localization"], {});
+  const timeZone = get(config, ["additionalConfig", "general", "timeZone"], "Asia/Kolkata");
 
   if ("useLocaleDateStampOnGenericStory" in localizationOpts) {
     const useLocale =
@@ -29,7 +30,8 @@ export const DateUpdatedBase = ({ story, prepend, config }: DateUpdatedTypes) =>
         day: "numeric",
         hour: "numeric",
         minute: "numeric",
-        hour12: true
+        hour12: true,
+        timeZone: timeZone
       });
     }
   }
diff --git a/src/templates/live-blog/container-components.tsx b/src/templates/live-blog/container-components.tsx
index 14d29d80..58dbad63 100644
--- a/src/templates/live-blog/container-components.tsx
+++ b/src/templates/live-blog/container-components.tsx
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ export const CardUpdatedAtBase = ({ story, config, timeStamp, card }: CardUpdate
 
   const cardTimeStampRender = get(config, ["opts", "render", "liveBlogCardTimeStamp"], null);
   const languageCode = get(config, ["publisherConfig", "language", "ietf-code"]);
+  const timeZone = get(config, ["additionalConfig", "general", "timeZone"], "Asia/Kolkata");
   const localizationOpts = get(config, ["opts", "featureConfig", "localization"], {});
 
   if (cardTimeStampRender) return cardTimeStampRender({ story, config, card });
@@ -35,7 +36,8 @@ export const CardUpdatedAtBase = ({ story, config, timeStamp, card }: CardUpdate
         day: "numeric",
         hour: "numeric",
         minute: "numeric",
-        hour12: true
+        hour12: true,
+        timeZone
       });
     }
   }