Aadhaar-LPG gas subsidy delinked
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From March 10, LPG consumers across the State will pay the subsidised cost price of Rs. 441 per cylinder
Great news on the gas-Aadhaar front. From March 10
onwards, domestic LPG consumers across the State will pay just the
subsidised cost price of Rs. 441 per cylinder without depending on the
Aadhaar card link up to the bank accounts for reimbursement of the
remaining amount.
Clear directives
Clear
directives de-linking the gas subsidy from Aadhaar card and bank
accounts have reached the gas authorities here and distributors are
being asked to start implementing the Aadhaar-less LPG scheme from
Monday next onwards.
Those who have already booked
for a cylinder and getting it before March 10 will, however, have to pay
the non-subsidised price of Rs. 1,200.
Subsidy issue
The rest of the subsidised amount would be later reimbursed into individual bank accounts.
Officials
said that they would supply gas cylinders at non-subsidised prices till
Saturday, March 8 before reverting to the subsidised rates.
“We
have received guidelines to start implementing the Aadhar less scheme
on Wednesday evening. We are contacting distributors across the State
and HPCL distributors have already confirmed that they will implement
the new guidelines from Monday,” said State LPG Gas Co-ordinator,
Madhukar Ingole.
one-month delay
Authorities said that almost all gas distributors would start selling cylinders at Rs. 441 by Monday.
“There
will be no delivery of gas cylinders on Sunday, March 9. From Monday, a
fresh start will be made,” Mr. Ingole said. It was towards January end
that the Centre had decided to do away with the much criticised
Aadhaar-based direct bank transfer scheme. But, it took a month for
guidelines on implementation to reach authorities here.
Uncertainty ends
After
the announcement in New Delhi, there was utter confusion as consumers
complained that distributors kept selling LPG gas at Rs.1200 a cylinder.
Distributors on their part had maintained there was
no communiqué on implementation of Aadhaar-less scheme due to which
cylinders were sold at non-subsidy rate.
Cylinders
Consumers
will be eligible to avail 12 subsidised cylinders between April 1, 2014
and March 31, 2015. For the present year, the Oil Ministry officials
have given two cylinders for the months of February and March.
“Consumers
who have already booked nine cylinders can book two more cylinders by
March 31, 2014 at the subsidised price,” Mr. Ingole added.
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good news for middle class people,no use of aadhar card in this format.
from:
pramod
Posted on: Mar 10, 2014 at 10:54 IST
The idea of targeting the subsidies to only the needy and deserving
is a good concept. But the way it has been handled in the current case
is an example of how even good things can be messed up by mishandling
and vested interests.
So many had to endure so much of pain and inconvenience, which has
finally come to no avail. Is it not necessary to fix the responsibility
for this fiasco? Or is it again a decision taken considering the ensuing
elections in mind?
There is so much of confusion and overlap between Aadhaar and NPR
that it is necessary for the Government to come out with a clear-cut
policy guideline. We cannot afford wasteful expenditure, which we are
forced to incur, all because of lack of imagination and foresight in the
powers that be.
Common man is confused as to why Mr. Nandan Nilekani is planning to
contest on a congress ticket leaving the Aadhaar Programme in the lurch!
from:
PVL Narasimham
Posted on: Mar 8, 2014 at 11:02 IST
Good news !!!
Now agencies can sell the cylinders in black market without much hassles.
One step forward and two step backward.
When will our people learn the hidden agendas in protests?
from:
Rege Chacko
Posted on: Mar 8, 2014 at 09:20 IST
