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.
"A clarification will be issued within a week," he said.
As far as Direct Benefit Transfer is concerned, Cabinet has decided to delink Aadhar account from disbursal of subsidised LPG cylinders. Now, subsidised cylinders can be purchased without Aadhaar account, Moily said.
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.
He also emphasised that the government has not increased the price of subsidised cylinders for consumers.
Under DBT, about 4.86 crore (48.6 million) accounts have been made and around 2.06 crore (20.6 million) households have received subsidised cylinders.
Regarding Know Your Customer norms for LPG connections, the minister said the government
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