Madan Kumar, TNN | Dec 31, 2014, 11.29PM IST
Altogether 19.39 lakh LPG consumers in Bihar out of the total 56.73 lakh have so far become cash transfer-compliant.
PATNA: The Direct Benefit Transfer of LPG ( DBTL) scheme, which was relaunched in 54 districts across the country on November 15 in the first phase, will be formally launched in the rest of 622 districts of the country, including 38 districts in Bihar, on January 1, 2015. Altogether 19.39 lakh LPG consumers in Bihar out of the total 56.73 lakh have so far become cash transfer-compliant.
An oil company official said here on Wednesday that consumers who wish to join the scheme will have to either link their Aadhaar number to their bank account and their LPG consumer number or if they do not possess Aadhaar number, they will have to link their bank account directly with their 17-digit LPG Id. Once a consumer joins the scheme, s/he will get the cylinders at market price and will receive LPG subsidy directly into his bank account. A sum of Rs 568 will be paid in advance to the consumer in across the the bank account, who now joins the scheme, as soon as he makes the first booking for a cylinder, to ensure that s/he has extra money required to pay for the LPG cylinder at market price.
He said that camps are being set up at various banks and LPG distributors' premises to enable LPG consumers to open bank account and enrol for Aadhaar if they need to do so to join the scheme.
"To keep consumers informed about their status under the scheme, consumers will receive SMS at every stage. To avail of this feature, all LPG consumers are requested to register their mobile number with their distributor if they have not done so. They are also advised to receive cylinders only with cash memos to be assured of their subsidy transfer," the official said.