Now Reading: 88% e-KYC done, consumers throng LPG agencies before Aug 16
-
01
88% e-KYC done, consumers throng LPG agencies before Aug 16
With the August 16 deadline for mandatory e-KYC of domestic LPG connections fast approaching, consumers across the state are queuing up at cooking gas agencies. Some agencies saw 60-70 people on Thursday…
The Story in Brief
With the August 16 deadline for mandatory e-KYC of domestic LPG connections fast approaching, consumers across the state are queuing up at cooking gas agencies. Some agencies saw 60-70 people on Thursday alone, including many who had already completed the process. Only 88% of e-KYC has been finished so far.
Consumers cite busy schedules, unlinked Aadhaar cards, and deaths of original connection holders as reasons for the delay. Officials insist e-KYC is meant to prevent subsidy leakage, not to disrupt deliveries. Consumer activists have called for an extension and special camps to ease the hardship.
The Indian Opinion
The panic at LPG agencies shows a familiar pattern: a government deadline, a last-minute rush, and a trail of forgotten data from a similar drive ten years ago. The OMCs claim delivery won't be affected even without e-KYC, yet consumers fear being pushed to commercial rates. Who benefits from this confusion? The real test will be whether the August 16 deadline is extended or enforced, and how many genuinely needy households get cut off.
Source: thehindu.com
This story was synthesised by AI from the source linked above.
