New Delhi, Mar 17 (JKNS): The Union Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas on Tuesday clarified that biometric Aadhaar authentication (eKYC) for LPG consumers is not a new directive and applies only to those who have not completed the process so far.
In a post on X, the ministry as per news agency JKNS said, LPG Biometric Aadhaar Authentication (eKYC) only required for unauthenticated LPG customers and not all customers
Some news reports have been circulating on the issue of biometric aadhaar authentication for LPG consumers, it reads.
Post further reads that, In this regard it’s clarified that this is not a fresh direction. The recent post by the ministry is a part of the ongoing efforts of the Government to encourage more LPG consumers to complete biometric aadhaar authentication. The requirement of eKYC applies to those LPG consumers who have not done eKYC so far. If you are a non-PMUY customer and have done it before, you don’t need to do it again. PMUY customers need to do it only once every financial year, that too only for receiving targeted DBT subsidies after 7 refills i.e. on 8th and 9th refill. eKYC can be done easily sitting at home, free of cost. Supply of refills is not affected in any case.
eKYC ensures transparency, establishes clear eligibility, weeds out ghost consumers and discourages diversion of LPG, it reads. (JKNS)
