e-KYC deadline for LPG users extended till Sept. 14
The Indian government has extended the deadline for LPG consumers to complete Aadhaar-based e-KYC authentication to September 14. Officials note that while compliance is high, full coverage remains unlikely due to issues with multiple or unauthorized connections.
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This initiative aims to streamline subsidy distribution and prevent leakage in the LPG supply chain, impacting millions of households.
The deadline for domestic cooking gas consumers to complete Aadhaar-based biometric authentication, or e-KYC, of their liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) connections has again been extended, this time to September 14.
Confirming the one-week extension, a senior official in one of the three oil marketing companies (OMCs) said about 88% of Telangana’s 1.26 crore LPG consumers have completed the process, ensuring continued access to refills at domestic rate.
For the remaining users, the rate at which cylinders will be supplied if they fail to complete e-KYC remains unclear, as the government is yet to take a decision. Repeated deadline extensions indicate that the focus remains on achieving maximum compliance with the e-KYC directive.
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