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LPG Cylinder Shortage: The Centre made biometric Aadhaar authentication (e-KYC) mandatory for those domestic LPG consumers, who have not done their KYC yet, in an attempt to tackle black marketing and smooth supply of the cylinders. The Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas shared a post on social media, urging unauthenticated users to complete their e-KYC to streamline gas cylinder supply amid the shortage of LPG, following the Gulf crisis.

The ministry asked LPG users to visit the official website of the government to complete their e-KYC or contact their distributors.

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The Centre said the LPG Biometric Aadhaar Authentication (eKYC) only required for unauthenticated LPG customers and not all customers. The clarification came days after it was reported that the e-KYC is manatory for all consumers.

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The post says now consumers should complete their Biometric Aadhaar Authentication/e-KYC by using their smartphone free of cost.

How To Do e-KYC?

  • 1. Scan the QR code given below or visit this link: https://www.pmuy.gov.in/e-kyc.html
  • 2. Download your Oil Marketing Company's (IOCL/BPCL/HPCL) app and the 'Aadhaar FaceRD' app.

Follow the instructions given in the company app and complete your Biometric Authentication / e-KYC by scanning your face through the 'Aadhaar FaceRD' app.

Instructions for the Ujjwala Yojana beneficiaries:

The Biometric Aadhaar Authentication/(e-KYC) is mandatory every financial year to receive the Rs 300 targeted subsidy on the 8th and 9th refill.

Even if Biometric Aadhaar Authentication/e-KYC is not completed, the targeted subsidy will continue till the 7th refill and will stop thereafter, and will be given only upon completion of e-KYC before the end of the financial year.

The refill supply of LPG consumers (Ujjwala and non-Ujjwala beneficiaries) will not be interrupted in any case.

PMUY consumers who have completed Biometric Aadhaar Authentication once during a financial year are not required to do e-KYC again in that financial year.


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