DBT for LPG Launched in 184 districts so for covering 6.57 crore LPG consumers: Moily Total Subsidy of Rs 565.29 per domestic LPG cylinder being provided w.e.f. 01.12.2013

The Minister for Petroleum & Natural Gas Dr. M. Veerappa Moily informed the Rajya Sabha today in a written reply that Government of India has so far launched Direct Benefit Transfer to LPG scheme in 184 districts of the country covering 6.57 crore LPG consumers. He added that Under this scheme, all domestic LPG cylinders will be sold at market price and the difference between non-subsidized price and subsidized price of Domestic LPG cylinder (excluding VAT) corresponding to Domestic Subsidized Cylinders would be transferred to Aadhaar linked bank account of the consumers.    A grace period of three months is provided to LPG consumers to link their Aadhaar number in the LPG and bank database and till then they continue to get subsidized LPG cylinders.  At the end of the grace period, all cylinders will be sold at market price and benefit of subsidy is available to all those LPG consumers who have linked their Aadhar numbers.  However, Aadhaar number is not mandatory for non subsidized LPG domestic cylinder,” Moily stressed

The Ministry also informed that total subsidy on domestic LPG affictive 1.12.2013 is Rs. 565.29 per cylinder.  The details of subsidy on Subsidized Domestic LPG cylinder being provide by the Government to the consumers, at present, are as under:

           

(Rs/ 14.2 kg.cylinder)

Subsidy under PDS Kerosene and Domestic LPG Subsidy Scheme, 2002	22.58
Under-recovery of OMCs (as per Refinery Gate Price effective 1.12.2013)	542.71
Total Subsidy to the consumers	565.29

           

He added that the current prices of Subsidized and Non-Subsidized Domestic LPG sold by the Public Sector Oil Marketing Companies (OMCs) effective 1.12.2013, at Delhi, are given below:

(Rs / 14.2 kg. cylinder)

Subsidized Domestic  LPG	Non-Subsidized Domestic  LPG*
410.50	1017.50

                        *as per IOCL

            Dr. Moily further explained that effective 13th September 2012, the Government introduced a cap of 6 cylinders of Subsidized Domestic LPG (of 14.2 kg) per annum to each household, which has been subsequently increased to 9 cylinders per annum.  Beyond the cap, the consumer can purchase Domestic LPG cylinders (of 14.2 kg) at non-subsidized rates, being notified by the OMCs on monthly basis. 

Courtesy: Press Information Bureau (pib.nic.in)