Direct cash transfer of LPG subsidy in 20 districts before April 1

11 Feb 2013 Evaluate

Domestic LPG and payouts, under the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREG), will soon be brought under direct benefit transfer (DBT), also known as direct cash transfer. DBT will allow transfer of LPG subsidy into the bank account of connection holder using the UIDAI (the authority which issues Aadhaar number) platform. As per the present rule, for September-March, 2012-13, five subsidized cylinders is allowed, while, it will be nine cylinders for full financial year from April 1. Currently, the price of subsidized domestic LPG cylinder is Rs 410.50.

DBT for LPG would be introduced from March 15 or by April 1 in 20 districts (4 in Andhra Pradesh, 3 each in Karnataka, Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh, 2 each in Delhi and Daman & Diu and one each in Punjab, Chandigarh and Pondicherry). These are the same 20 districts where DBT was launched for seven schemes on January 1 this year and are also among the 43 districts in 16 states which have been identified for introduction of DBT in the first phase to be completed by March 1.  

Regarding the need of Aadhaar cards for all beneficiaries, the government has clarified that credit in a bank account will take place and withdrawals will be allowed from the same too, even if such an account is not linked with Aadhaar. Meanwhile, the Aadhaar cards are yet to be issued to all the beneficiaries. Oil marketing companies also claimed that they are ready to be part of the new system. 

Moreover, all the post offices in rural areas have been asked by the government to get lists of beneficiaries and also the micro biometric ATMs by June 1, 2013. Further, the Rural Development Ministry is also pushing for allowing post office saving accounts, which were opened for wage payment to be used for all these purposes.

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