A big news for LPG eKYC

Hardeep Singh Puri is the Union Minister for Petroleum and Natural Gas. He recently stated that there is no set deadline for completing the eKYC authentication process for LPG cylinders. LPG eKYC latest update Hardeep Singh Puri made this announcement on social media platform X, in reply to a letter from VD Satheesan, the Leader of Opposition in the Kerala Legislative Assembly. Satheesan pointed out in his letter that although verification is important. Making it mandatory to be done at individual gas agencies has been inconvenient for regular LPG customers. Hardeep Singh Puri revealed yesterday that Oil Marketing Companies (OMCs) have been working hard to implement eKYC Aadhaar authentication for LPG customers. This is to get rid of fake accounts and stop the illegal booking of commercial cylinders.Puri mentioned that this system has been running for more than eight months to make sure that only real customers get LPG services. To explain the process, Puri stated, “During the delivery of LPG Cylinders, the Delivery Personnel checks the customer’s details. They use their mobile phones to record the Aadhaar information of the customer with an app.”.