Overview
- The petroleum ministry clarified the push is not a fresh directive and that consumers who already completed e-KYC do not need to do it again.
- Consumers can verify from home via IndianOil, BPCL and HPCL mobile apps using the Aadhaar FaceRD tool, with distributor helplines available for assistance.
- Officials stated LPG refills and bookings will not be stopped for lack of e-KYC, countering reports of delivery disruption or connection disconnections.
- For PMUY beneficiaries, biometric authentication is required once each financial year to receive the targeted ₹300 DBT subsidy on the 8th and 9th refills.
- Supply measures include enforcement against hoarding, city-gas incentives to shift users to PNG, and replenishment by LPG tankers such as Shivalik at Mundra and Nanda Devi at Vadinar.