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3464 - Finally, LPG subsidy project rolls out in Mysore on July 1

Finally, LPG subsidy project rolls out in Mysore on July 1
Lawrence Milton, TNN Jun 28, 2013, 02.26AM IST


MYSORE: At last, the Direct Cash Transfer (DCT) for LPG subsidy is expected to be launched on July 1. Deputy commissioner Ramegowda confirmed to TOI, after a videoconference with ministry of petroleum (marketing) joint director Neeraj Mittal on Thursday, that the project would be launched on Monday.


A meeting of RBI and UIDAI authorities and representatives of oil companies is scheduled in Mysore on Friday and it will decide the schedule. UIDAI chairman Nandan Nilekani is also expected to attend the meet. The DC said officers concerned have been directed to speed up project work.

The launch has been postponed five times, the last two times due to assembly elections.

10% applications rejected
Meanwhile, as many as 10% of applications submitted by consumers for seeding of Aadhaar numbers and their bank accounts have been rejected. Lead bank manager MB Chinappa said to increase the percentage of seeding, drop boxes were placed at gas distributors' offices to collect details from consumers. About 9,951 applications were collected from drop boxes, of which only 8,830 were accepted.

Just over 10% of applications were rejected because of incorrect information and mismatch of bank account details and Aadhaar numbers. Some failed to submit Aadhaar copy along with the prescribed form to the bank while many consumers gave bank account numbers of their husbands or other family members. Consumers have to provide their bank account number because the subsidy is credited soon after booking for LPG refills, Chinappa explained.

Chinappa, who is also convener of the district level review committee, said, "We have directed all controllers of banks to update data without delay because the project will commence on July 1. Only 37% of data is matched with National Payment Corporations of India though 60% of Aadhaar-bank account seeding is complete. It is a technical problem on the bank's side and it will be sorted out."