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Government to Extend DBT for LPG (DBTL) Schme in 235 More Districts by 1.1.2014 Covering Overall 289 Districts; RS.272 Crore Cash Subsidy Transferred through 6.23 Million Transactions into the Bank Accounts of the LPG Consumers so Far

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..... Government to Extend DBT for LPG (DBTL) Schme in 235 More Districts by 1.1.2014 Covering Overall 289 Districts; RS.272 Crore Cash Subsidy Transferred through 6.23 Million Transactions into the Bank Accounts of the LPG Consumers so Far
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Dated:- 11-9-2013

Government of India has decided to extend the Direct Benefit Transfer for LPG (DBTL) Scheme in 235 more distri .....

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..... cts by 1.1.14 in phases depending on Aadhaar penetration. With this roll out almost half the country, covering 289 districts, will get covered by DBTL by 1.1.14. The DBTL scheme has already been launched so far in 54 districts of the country covering 21.9 million LPG consumers and Rs.272 crore cash subsidy has been transferred through 6.23 million transactions into the bank accounts of the LPG co .....

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..... nsumers so far. The launch schedule for the country is given below: Phase DBTL launch on Number of Districts Lists of districts at Annexure # I Over 20 1 II Over 34 2 III 1.10.13 44 3 IV 1.11.13 46 4 V 1.12.13 40 5 VI 1.1.14 105 6 Total 289 The State-Wise Expansion program schedule is at Annexure 7. As per the DBTL scheme, cash subsidy is transferred for the LPG cy .....

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..... linders directly into the bank accounts of the LPG consumers while the sale happens at the market price. In order to avail transfer of cash subsidy into the bank account, Aadhaar number of the LPG consumer has to be linked to the LPG consumer number and bank account of the LPG consumer for which a three months grace period from date of launch is being provided. During the grace period all consumer .....

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..... s continue to get LPG cylinders at subsidized rate. After the grace period is over, all LPG consumers have to pay for LPG cylinders at market rate. Linkage via Aadhaar number is required for the transfer of cash subsidy. Thus, only those who have linked their Aadhaar numbers to both their bank account and LPG consumer number will be able to receive cash subsidy in their bank accounts. After the gr .....

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..... ace period is over, consumers will receive cash subsidy as and when they link their Aadhaar numbers for the balance entitlement. For details about the Aadhaar enabled banks, status of linkage of Aadhaar to your bank account and LPG consumer number, frequently asked questions about the scheme please visit the following website: http://www.petroleum.nic.in/dbtl/ All LPG consumers of the 289 distr .....

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..... icts are advised to obtain Aadhaar number and link it to their LPG consumer number and to their bank accounts if they wish to avail of the LPG subsidy at the earliest. Aadhaar number is not required to avail LPG cylinders at non-subsidized rate. LPG consumers not desirous of availing subsidy on LPG are not required to furnish their Aadhaar numbers. Click here to see Annexure.
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