There are 14 crore LPG consumers in the country which comprises 60% of the population. LPG cylinder in India is subsidized. From Jan 1 2013 Government limited the number of subsidised cylinders to 9. On 30 Jan 2014 Govt. raised number of subsidised cylinders to 12. Each consumer will have to buy LPG at market price and government will transfer the subsidy to his Aadhar linked bank account. If you want LPG subsidy then Aadhar is compulsory. This article explains how to link to Aadhar and more
On 30th Jan 2014 Cabinet has put on hold Aadhaar-linked transfer of LPG subsidy to bank accounts and raised number of subsidised cylinders from 9 to 12.
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What is Capping of LPG cylinder?
From 14th September 2012, Govt. Of India (GOI) has capped supply of subsidised domestic cylinders to 6 cylinders in a year for all domestic consumers. This was modified to 9 cylinders on 18th January 2013. Effective 1st Feb 2014 number of subsided cylinders have been increased from 9 to 12.
How to get LPG Subsidy?
To get LPG subsidy you need to have following :
- Aadhaar number
- Bank account linked to Aadhar number
- Link the Bank account with Aadhar number with LPG Consumer Number.
The process of linking bank account number with Aadhar with LPG consumer is technically called as seeding of Aadhaar number
What is Aadhar?
Aadhaar , which means foundation, is a unique 12-digit Identification number issued to individuals for the purpose of establishing unique identification of every single person. It’s purpose is to eliminate the fake identities and documents from the government records.
- In Aadhar uniqueness is determined through the biometric (fingerprints, iris scan, photograph) and demographic (residential address) details of the individuals.
- Any resident of India including infants can enrol for Aadhaar. Even NRIs and foreign citizens residing in India can also enrol for Aadhaar.
- Aadhaar is not a card or a smart card rather it is a number which is unique for every beneficiary of it.
- No fee will be charged at any stage under this scheme
- Aadhaar number will remain valid for life.
- Aadhaar number will help you provide access to services like banking, mobile phone connections and other Govt and Non-Govt services in due course.
- The Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) is the regulatory body on the behalf of government.
For more details one can read UIDAI’s FAQ on Aadhar.
On 30th Jan 2014 Cabinet has put on hold Aadhaar-linked transfer of LPG subsidy to bank accounts and raised number of subsidised cylinders from 9 to 12.
Process of linking LPG with Aadhar
Two requirements for linking LPG with Aadhar
- Aadhaar number : Get an Aadhaar number if you don’t have one at Aadhaar enrollment centers
- Bank account : Open a bank account with Aadhaar number if they do not have one by going to a bank branch with Aadhaar number
There are many ways in which one can link LPG with Aadhar
Submitting to Distributor
Link LPG with Aadhar
Sample sheet is as follows :
LPG Aadhar Letter
Click here to download request form for linking Aadhaar Number with your bank account.
Click here to download format for submitting Aadhaar Number to LPG Distributor.
Online : UIDAI has developed a Seeding platform termed the Remote Aadhaar Seeding Framework (RASF) which provides States with a utility to enable linking of Aadhaar numbers to beneficiary identities maintained by different schemes Link Through Website
Through IVRS : Call your company’s number and follow IVR instructions. The list of numbers for each district can be found here:
- For IOCL / Indane: http://indane.co.in/sms_ivrs.php
- For HPCL / HP Gas: https://www.hindustanpetroleum.com/En/UI/hpanytime.aspx
- For BPCL / Bharatgas: http://www.ebharatgas.com/pages/images/IVRS_SMS_Add.pd
SMS Consumer can send two SMS to register (SMS-1 and SMS-2). You can send the SMS to following numbers:
- For IOC / Indane consumers: 9948824365
- For HPC / HP Gas consumers 9666023456
- For BPC / Bharatgas consumers: 57333 (All India), 52725 (Vodafone, MTNL,Idea,Airtel & Tata users)
Call Centre
Call 18002333555 and inform the call centre agent that you wish to give your aadhar number and follow the instructions.
Post
Send by Speed Post a copy of your Aadhaar letter, with your name, Consumer number,Address and Mobile Number to the relevent office address of the LPG Marketing Company. To know the office address visit the following websites:
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What is the timeline for LPG subsidy ?
The process was launched in 20 districts in the first phase on June 1 2013. For details on which district it was launched refer to this document
Can I check whether my LPG number is linked with Aadhar ?
Yes you can .
- For HPCL:
http://dcmstransparency.hpcl.co.in/TransparencyPortal/Transparency/Transparency.aspx - For BPCL:
http://www.ebharatgas.com/ebgas/faces/CC_include/ConsumerAadhaarStatus.jsp - For IOCL:
https://spandan.indianoil.co.in/transparency/aadhaarcheck.php
How will LPG subsidy work?
- All LPG consumers would get an advance in their bank account as soon as they book the first subsidize cylinder even before delivery. This is to reduce their financial burden when they purchase the first LPG cylinder at market rate after launch of the scheme.
- As soon as, the first cylinder is delivered to such consumers, subsidy eligible on date of delivery will again get credited in the bank account, which will then be available for the purchase of the next cylinder at the market rate.
- The subsidy will be directly credited to their registered bank accounts through National Payment Corporation of India.
- This way government will transfer close to Rs 4,000 to every household annually to enable people to buy nine cylinders of LPG at the current market price.
Market price will differ every month depending on international crude oil price, which will be known on the first of every month. Market Price of cylinder(Indane) at various places in India can be found at Indane’s Tarrifs price webpage. Prices of other companies like HPGas, BharatGas will be similar.
What are LPG transparency portals ?
To capture the complete details of customers and track their LPG consumption pattern with an aim to increase transparency in LPG supply chain, Oil Marketing Companies have made which is called as a transparency portal which is hosted on their individual websites. These portals provide complete details of each customer with their consumer numbers, name, address, no. of cylinders supplied, dates of supply as well as the indicative subsidy amount for the cylinders supplied. The portal and information on portal is given below :
Transparency Portal of HP Gas
Details at transparency portal
Links for the transparency portals are:
- Indane Transparency portal
- Bharat Gas Transparency portal
- HP Gas Transparency portal
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References : BharatGas Aadhar webpage, Hindustan Petrolum ,Indane Aadhar
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Do you think LPG subsidy is a good idea? Should those who can afford also get LPG subsidy? Is the process of getting LPG subsidy by linking to Aadhar account makes sense? Will it work?
Lpg subsidy not received since last six month.my consumer no.06584(indane).pl.look.into the matter and arrange to pay.
Mera complain no 3030423 solve nahi hua hai aaj 20days ho gaya
my name is peruri peraish of 80 years since after enrolling my aadhar nor. with bank of baroda, morampuri, east Godavari district, Andhra Pradesh I have not received any subsidy amount till now since 2013. about 4000 rupees are to be transferred to my account, every time after delivering the refill it appears kyc problem. there is no such problem at bank side. being a old man I could not able to approach number of times. kindly resolve this problem and arrange to transfer my subsidy amount to bank of baroda.
gas connection No. 42873, hp, Prasad gas agency, Rajahmundry, e.gdt, ap.
p.perayya.
My consumer no 026171 with Secunderabad Gas company,Mahendra Hills,Secunderabad.Cylinder was delivered on 03/07/2015 vide memo no 588260 dt 01/07/2015.But so far the subsidy is not credited in my account.I am not receiving SMS for crediting the subsidy for the past few months.
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Sir,
I am HP Consumer by agency Katariya Morshi no subsidy in save my account cylinder received on dt. 18-04-15.
please save my account subsidy amount as earls as possible.
thanking you.
Sir I was not able to find an HP Agency bu this name. Can you provide more details.
Very clearly explained information .Now AS per Supreme court ruling Aadhaar card is not mandatory to receive the govt. subsidies so if you dont have Aadhar card than also you can get subsidy in your bank account by giving your bank account details to your LPG distributor.
Very informative,i have something to add up hpcl consumers can use their web portal to update aadhar number and kyc details.
Thanks for sharing information about HPCL
Very informative,i have something to add up hpcl consumers can use their web portal to update aadhar number and kyc details.
Thanks for sharing information about HPCL
Thank you verymuch. it is muchmore informative wich added more knowladge about adhar card and subsidy towards lpg . Thanks.
Thank you verymuch. it is muchmore informative wich added more knowladge about adhar card and subsidy towards lpg . Thanks.
Thanks for this post. I needed to know more about it. We have to have a connection and apply for Aadhar when we come back to India and I will refer to this article then
Thanks Kirti 🙂
Thanks for this post. I needed to know more about it. We have to have a connection and apply for Aadhar when we come back to India and I will refer to this article then
Thanks Kirti 🙂
very nice post & very informative. One thing i want to comment, with due respect to all of your hard effort–the post are all very lengthy, if you can concise it to short & sweet it will be much appreciated.
It is completely my view.
Thanks Angan for your valuable feedback.
We want to cover the topic in detail hence posts become lengthy. We are also thinking of making the posts short but are not able to decide how much short 1500 words or less.
Hi Kirti
around 1000-1200 words, definitely your post are very informative.
very nice post & very informative. One thing i want to comment, with due respect to all of your hard effort–the post are all very lengthy, if you can concise it to short & sweet it will be much appreciated.
It is completely my view.
Thanks Angan for your valuable feedback.
We want to cover the topic in detail hence posts become lengthy. We are also thinking of making the posts short but are not able to decide how much short 1500 words or less.
Hi Kirti
around 1000-1200 words, definitely your post are very informative.
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Again a very informative and valuable post for common people……
Again a very encouraging comment Debopam. Thanks I am also a common person and hence end up writing on what affects me!
Quite informative. Thanks. I am sure it will help many Indians like me in the near future. Keep writing.
Quite informative. Thanks. I am sure it will help many Indians like me in the near future. Keep writing.
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