The Indian government has deactivated more than 4 crore duplicate or inactive domestic LPG connections under its PAHAL direct benefit transfer scheme.
About PAHAL Scheme:
Pratyaksh Hanstantrit Labh/Direct Benefits Transfer For LPG (PAHAL) scheme, launched by the Ministry Of Petroleum and Natural Gas, is India’s Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT) system for LPG subsidies.
Instead of subsidized cylinders being delivered directly, the consumer pays the full market price for LPG and the government transfers the subsidy amount to the registered bank account.
It covers over 17 crore LPG consumers nationwide, making it the largest cash transfer program globally.
Objectives:
Ensures transparency and eliminates intermediaries.
Removing incentives for diversion.
Protect the entitlement and ensure the payment of subsidy to the consumers.
Improving the availability or delivery of LPG cylinders for genuine customers.
Eliminating the fake or duplicate connections.
Providing self-selection in subsidy.
Eligibility:
The applicant must be an LPG user.
The combined taxable income of the applicant and their spouse should not exceed ₹10,00,000 in the previous financial year, as per the Income Tax Act, 1961.
Working:
The consumer books a gas cylinder at the market price.
Once delivered, the government credits the subsidy amount directly into the linked bank account of the consumer.
There are two types of consumers in the scheme:
Primary Aadhaar-Based DBT (preferred): Aadhaar is linked with both the LPG consumer number and the bank account.
Alternative (Non-Aadhaar-Based): Bank account is linked directly with the LPG consumer number if Aadhaar linking is not available.
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