-The Hindu It is likely to be extended to entire country from October The Petroleum and Natural Gas Ministry on Wednesday announced that the Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT) scheme for the LPG consumers, putting subsidy cash directly into the account of beneficiaries, would be launched in 20 districts with high Aadhaar card penetration from June 1. The scheme is likely to be extended to the entire country from October this year. However, the...
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Aadhaar–LPG linkage still tardy in Andhra Pradesh
-The Hindu ‘Consumers must get Aadhaar number linked todatabase of oil companies and bank accounts' Hyderabad: Even as the Centre announced that the rollout of direct transfer of the cash subsidy on LPG would be from June 1, only 55 per cent of consumers got their Aadhaar number linked to the database of oil companies in the five districts in Andhra Pradesh. Even poorer is the linkage of Aadhaar numbers to the bank...
More »Pilot project for LPG Subsidy transfer cleared-Sujay Mehdudia
-The Hindu CCPA gives the go-ahead to the launch in 20 districts from May 15 The government has approved the launch of a pilot project that will entail transfer of domestic LPG Subsidy directly to the consumers' account in 20 districts from May 15. The Cabinet Committee on Political Affairs at its meeting late on Thursday gave the go-ahead for the scheme, which is likely to be launched across the country in October....
More »Free LPG Cylinders, Gas Stoves Given to Poor Families
-Outlook New Delhi: Around one lakh poor families have been given free LPG cylinders and gas stoves under an ambitious scheme launched by the Delhi Government to end use of kerosene which often does not reach the intended beneficiaries. "More than one lakh people have been provided LPG connection with cylinder and gas stoves so far under the Kerosene Free Delhi Scheme," Food and Supplies Minister Harun Yusuf told reporters. The scheme...
More »LPG Subsidy in your bank accounts from Oct 1
-PTI The government plans to provide subsidy to 14 crore LPG subscribers directly in their bank accounts from October 1, using the Aadhaar payment platform. The government, official sources said, has decided to launch "Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT) for LPG throughout the country tentatively from October 1". "This (transfer of LPG Subsidy) would require a much larger number of beneficiaries to be covered for opening of bank accounts and linked to Aadhaar and...
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