Domestic LPG users will get Rs 568 in the bank account the moment they join the Direct Benefit Transfer Scheme for LPG, which has now been renamed PAHAL. They will have to use this money to buy 14.2-kg refill at market price.Currently, subsidised LPG costs Rs 417 per 14.2-kg cylinder while a market priced refill costs Rs 752. The ambitious plan, launched by the previous UPA government in June 2013 but abruptly stopped earlier this year following Court orders, has been modified to exclude the requirement of Unique Identification Number (Aadhar) for availing the cash subsidy. “Consumers whowish to join the scheme will have to either link their Aadhaar number into their bank account and their LPG consumer number orif they do not possess Aadhar number, theywill have to link their bank account directly with their 17 digit LPG Id,” an official
Posted on: Thu, 01 Jan 2015 03:15:02 +0000
Trending Topics
Recently Viewed Topics
© 2015