LPG-Aadhar Linking, Long Queues at LPG Stations: What Is The Recent News?

Hardeep Singh Puri, the Union Minister of Petroleum and Natural Gas recently addressed a complaint regarding long queues at LPG agencies. The complaint was made by the Leader of the opposition of Karnataka State Assembly, V.D Satheesan, who wrote to the Union Minister, drawing his attention to the issue.

The Leader requested the Minister to take required measures to reduce the crowd at LPG stations. He stated that due to the LPG-Aadhar linking requirement for Know Your Customer (KYC) purposes, people have been ‘mustering’ at the gas agencies causing great deal of inconvenience due to this LPG scheme.

The letter addressed to the Union Minister also torched the light on the women in plight due to this process. Since most of the LPG connection holders are women, especially in the rural areas where the Ujjwala Yojana, a government gas scheme is promoted, there were long queues of women outside the gas agency.

The position of elderly and ill people was also highlighted in light of this situation. The Leader of Opposition also urged the Minister to take alternative steps to remedy the situation and suggested the KYC be done through Akshaya Centres.

The Union Minister for Petroleum and Natural Gas took to ‘X’, a social media platform while replying to the letter addressed to him. He clarified why such KYC is being done and informed that it is aimed at removing bogus beneficiaries of commercial cylinders, often registered by gas agencies.

The Minister clarified that there is no deadline for such a KYC process and the same has been going on since the past 8 months. In a strong armed reply, the Minister said that as reassured and confirmed by the Oil Marketing Companies (OMCs), there is no ‘mustering’ of crowds outside agencies. He also informed that the OMCs shall be releasing a press notice reaffirming that no crowd shall be mustered and no inconvenience shall be caused to anyone.

Puri also guided the customers about how they can do the KYC verification for LPG cylinders on their own. He explained the process as well as rationale of e-KYC authentication for LPG cylinder disbursal.

Let us learn in depth about e-KYC for LPG cylinders!

Conclusion

This Government LPG scheme is very beneficial in eliminating any unwanted bogus gas seekers. Through this, the details of the customer can be verified easily and the rightful person can be provided gas for their use.

For more information, contact your nearest gas agency or visit the website of your gas provider to complete the KYC process. You can also access complete information about the application process here.