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LPG e-KYC Deadline Ends as 12 Lakh Users Remain Pending
People who use household cooking gas in Bengal must complete a special Aadhaar and fingerprint check called e-KYC.
The deadline for doing this is August 31.
About 12 lakh users have not finished the process.
If they miss the deadline, they may not receive the government payment sent to their bank accounts.
They may also have to pay more for cooking gas.
Oil companies say the check helps remove fake or duplicate gas accounts.
Many people waited until August to complete the process, creating long queues at gas agencies.
Some customers also had to change the name on the gas connection before completing the check.
Officials are waiting to learn whether the national government will extend the deadline again.
The deadline for domestic LPG consumers to complete biometric Aadhaar-based e-KYC ends on August 31.
Around 12 lakh e-KYC updates remain pending among Bengal’s approximately 1.4 crore non-Ujjwala consumers.
Consumers who miss the deadline may lose DBT payments and access to domestic-price cylinders.
A 14.2kg domestic cylinder costs ₹968, while the DBT is around ₹19 and a 19kg commercial cylinder costs about ₹3,082.
The deadline was extended twice after August 16, but another extension was considered unlikely pending a national decision.
- Who
- Domestic LPG consumers in Bengal, oil companies, distributors, and the Union Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas.
- What
- Consumers must complete biometric Aadhaar authentication, or e-KYC, to retain DBT benefits and domestic-price LPG access.
- Where
- Bengal, including Calcutta and its surrounding areas.
- When
- The deadline ends on August 31; the previous deadline was August 16.
- Why
- Oil companies say e-KYC is intended to prevent misuse, remove duplicate or ghost accounts, and ensure LPG reaches genuine consumers.
Government and Oil Companies
Consumers and Distributors
Purpose of e-KYC
Government and Oil Companies
Oil company officials say biometric Aadhaar authentication can prevent misuse, eliminate duplicate or ghost accounts, and ensure gas reaches genuine consumers.
Consumers and Distributors
Consumers have faced practical hurdles, including long queues and the need to transfer connections held in the names of parents, relatives, or other people.
Deadline extension
Government and Oil Companies
Officials said another extension was unlikely after two seven-day extensions and that any further decision would be taken at the national level.
Consumers and Distributors
Distributors were still waiting for communication about what would happen after the deadline and said the petroleum ministry was expected to decide.
Impact of missing the deadline
Government and Oil Companies
Distributors said consumers who do not complete e-KYC may lose DBT payments and have to buy cylinders at a higher rate.
Consumers and Distributors
The affected consumers had not completed the formalities, while distributors did not yet know the revised cylinder price or the exact next steps.
Key facts
- Pending e-KYC updates
- Around 12 lakh in Bengal
- Non-Ujjwala consumers
- About 1.4 crore in Bengal
- Indane connections
- About 90 lakh in Bengal
- Domestic cylinder price
- ₹968 for a standard 14.2kg cylinder
- DBT amount
- Around ₹19 credited to bank accounts
- Commercial cylinder price
- Around ₹3,082 for a standard 19kg cylinder
- Deadline history
- The August 16 deadline was extended twice by seven days each
Quotes
LPG dealer in south Calcutta
A domestic LPG distributor serving approximately 32,000 customers in south Calcutta.
“As of now, the deadline is August 31. We have no information about any further extension. It is a decision that will be taken at the national level.”
telegraphindia.com
“Around 90% of my customers have completed the formalities. People who have not will have to buy cylinders at a higher rate.”
telegraphindia.com
Bijan Behari Biswas
Spokesperson for the Indane LPG Distributors’ Association in Bengal and owner of Gas and Gadgets in Behala.
“The Union ministry of petroleum and natural gas is expected to take a call on this matter.”
telegraphindia.com
Sources
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