lPG consumers in 54 districts of 11 states on Saturday started getting cash subsidy for lPG directly in their bank accounts so that they can buy the cooking fuel at market price.
This happened after the Government relaunched the Direct Benefit Transfer for lPG (DBTl) after a gap of eight months.
The ambitious plan which was launched by the previous UPA Government in June 2013 but was abruptly stopped earlier this year following court orders, has been modified to exclude the requirement of unique identification number (Aadhaar) for availing the cash subsidy.
"The Direct Benefit Transfer for lPG (DBTl) scheme was launched on June 1, 2013 and finally covered 291 districts. It required the consumer to mandatorily have an Aadhaar number for availing lPG subsidy. The Government has comprehensively reviewed the scheme and after examining the difficulties faced by the consumer substantively modified the scheme prior to launch.