New Delhi: Subsidised LPG cylinders can be purchased without having an Aadhaar card , the government informed the Lok Sabha today.
A clarification on delinking Aadhaar account from disbursal of subsidised LPG cylinders would be issued within a week, Petroleum and Natural Gas Minister Veerappa Moily said during Question Hour.
He said there have been some problems in DBT programme, mainly related to banks, which have been given Rs 435 per cylinder (for subsidy) which is not enough since the subsidised price of one cylinder has increased to Rs 700.
To a query, he said the government would think of a new scheme to ensure that LPG connections reach people, especially to that Below Poverty Line (BPL), at the earliest. The Minister noted that about 96 per cent of BPL families use less than six LPG cylinders a year on a single family basis.
Noting that about 60 per cent of people are covered by LPG and PNG connections, Moily said the idea is to make the coverage 100 per cent. The government, if required, is ready to open more outlets and kendras for gas connections, he said.
He also said the government has increased the limit of subsidised LPG cylinders to 12 per year.
When a member requested the minister to provide coupons to MPs so that they can facilitate quicker LPG connections in their respective constituencies to those who are in urgent need of connection, Moily said, we will consider it.
Bureau Report
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