Subsidised LPG cylinders can be purchased without having an Aadhaar account, the government informed the Lok Sabha on Friday Feb 21,2014
A clarification on delinking Aadhaar account from disbursal of subsidised LPG cylinders would be issued within a week, Petroleum and Natural Gas Minister Veerappa Moily said during Question Hour.
As far as Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT) is concerned, Cabinet has decided to delink Aadhar account from disbursal of subsidised LPG cylinders. Now, subsidised cylinders can be purchased without Aadhaar account Petroleum and Natural Gas Minister Veerappa Moily said
Under DBT, about 4.86 crore accounts have been made and around 2.06 crore households have received subsidised cylinders.
Situation in Tamil Nadu
Regarding Know Your Customer (KYC) norms for LPG connections, Petroleum and Natural Gas Minister Veerappa Moily said the Govt has already issued clarifications regarding multiple connections and would liberally look into the matter if required.
"If there are two separate LPG connections in the same address, it would be allowed if there are separate kitchens or separate households...A declaration has to be made (by the consumer)
Every year an average of one crore new LPG connections are given, mostly in rural areas.
No comments:
Post a Comment