GAIL Gas Limited has introduced various pocket friendly payment options for obtaining  domestic PNG connections and has also negated the registration fee charges. These payment options will help prospective customers belonging to various income groups to opt for PNG as the fuel of their kitchen. According to officials, the company has provided flexibility through these payment options.

The first option will be attracting the customers with the reduction of Rs 1,000 in the connection security deposit. The customers will have to pay Rs 4,000 refundable connection deposit before the gas supply starts. The second option limits the payment of connection security deposit in easy EDI (Equal Daily Installment) options of paying Rs 5per day refundable amount for 1,000 days and no upfront connection security deposit will be taken.

In the third option, Only Re one per day (plus applicable taxes) will be charged as rental along with the invoice and the same will be non refundable. In all the options, Rs 500 refundable payment security deposit against the gas consumption will be charged before start of gas supply. Further, no registration fee shall be charged.

It is also pertinent to mention here that GAIL Gas Limited has won the authorisation for implementing City Gas Distribution Project in Dehradun through ninth round of PNGRB bidding. This CGD project will cover 3,088 square kilometres of area in the district.

The project will include seven charge areas —Rishikesh, Doiwala, Dehradun, Chakrata, Kalsi, Tyuni and Vikasnagar. Fifty CNG stations and approximately three lakh households will be connected with Piped Natural Gas.

This project will benefit about 17 lakh people. The company has started DPNG registration in the area of Mothrowala, Banjarawala, Saraswati Vihar, Deepnagar, Dehrakhas, Niranjanpur, Vasant Vihar and Indira Nagar. The company shall start providing gas connection based on the registration obtained from the customers.