To ensure subsidised cooking gas reaches eligible households, the government announced that domestic LPG consumers must complete biometric Aadhaar authentication for refill bookings starting October 1.
In an effort to ensure that subsidised cooking gas reaches only eligible households, the government on Saturday said that domestic LPG consumers will have to complete biometric Aadhaar authentication to book refills at the regulated retail selling price with applicable subsidy from October 1. Notably, the consumers who have already completed the authentication will not need to take any further action.
According to the Petroleum and Natural Gas Ministry, 27.43 crore active domestic LPG consumers, or 89.9 per cent of the total, had completed biometric Aadhaar authentication as of September 19.
For those yet to complete the process, subsidised refill booking will be enabled once authentication is completed, the ministry said in a statement.
Why The Mandate?
The government said the measure is aimed at preventing diversion of subsidised domestic cylinders for commercial and industrial use, as well as eliminating duplicate and ineligible connections.
Consumers can complete the authentication during LPG delivery, at their distributor’s showroom or through the mobile applications of the three state-owned oil marketing companies – IndianOil ONE for Indane, HelloBPCL for Bharatgas and HP PAY for HP Gas.
