Archive · 15 Aug 2026
LPG e-KYC Deadline Looms With No Clarity, Agencies Stay Open
Many families in Bengal use cooking gas cylinders in their kitchens.
The government wants every gas connection linked to Aadhaar, a special identity card, through a fingerprint check called e-KYC.
The deadline to finish this was this Sunday.
Lots of people waited until the last minute, so queues at gas agencies became very long.
Officials said about 84 out of every 100 customers had already completed the process.
Nobody officially said what would happen to the rest, which made people worried.
Some officials said those customers might stop getting money help from the government.
Others said they would still get cylinders, but at a higher price later.
Gas agencies even opened during holidays so more people could finish on time before the government decides what happens next.
The deadline for domestic LPG consumers to complete biometric Aadhaar e-KYC expires this Sunday.
As of Friday night, there was no official clarity on what happens to consumers who miss the deadline, though sources said an extension was on the cards.
Gas agencies in Bengal will stay open on August 15 and 16, both holidays, from noon to 4pm to maximise compliance.
Non-compliant consumers may stop receiving direct cash benefit transfers and may have to buy cylinders at a revised rate.
Around 75 lakh consumers, or about 84%, in Bengal have completed e-KYC, while agency queues have surged to about 500 people daily.
- Who
- Domestic LPG consumers in Bengal, Indane distributors, and Indian Oil officials
- What
- LPG consumers must complete biometric Aadhaar e-KYC by Sunday, while agencies open on holidays to boost compliance amid no official clarity on consequences for non-compliant customers
- When
- Deadline this Sunday; reporting as of Friday night
- Where
- Bengal (West Bengal), India
- Why
- To link Aadhaar details to gas connections so consumers can keep receiving direct cash benefits, and to maximise compliance
- Deadline
- This Sunday for domestic LPG e-KYC (biometric Aadhaar authentication)
- Compliance so far
- Around 75 lakh consumers (~84%) in Bengal
- Bengal consumer base
- About 1.4 crore non-Ujjwala LPG consumers; Indane holds ~90 lakh connections
- Agency holiday hours
- August 15 and 16, noon to 4pm
- Possible consequences
- Loss of direct cash benefit transfers; cylinders still available at a revised rate
- Extension status
- No official confirmation; sources say extension on the cards
- Queue surge
- Up to ~500 consumers daily per agency, up from under 100 in the third week of July