11,36,000 LPG consumers to get DBTL scheme benefits
Staff Reporter
With
barely 20 days in hand, the district administration has started
preparations for Direct Benefit Transfer for LPG consumers (DBTL)
scheme. A total of 11,36,000 LPG consumers from Nagpur city and district
are expected to get benefited under the ambitious scheme for direct
transfer of subsidy to bank accounts of consumers.
Nagpur city has 8,60,000 LPG consumers while the rural areas have
2,76,000. They are supplied LPG cylinders through 51 gas agencies in
Nagpur city and 22 in rural areas. To facilitate implementation of DBTL
scheme from October 1, the district administration held a meeting of all
gas agencies and oil marketing companies. In the meeting, necessary
instructions regarding proper data collection, processing, and
submission were given. Besides, oil marketing companies were asked to
launch a massive awareness campaign for LPG consumers.
“In collaboration with oil marketing companies, the administration will
launch awareness campaign through all modes of communication. There will
be advertisements on FM radio channels, cable television, newspapers.
Besides, leaflets will be distributed to all consumers with the refill
of LPG cylinders,” Prashant Kale, District Supply Officer, told ‘The
Hitavada’.
According to Kale, the district administration asked the gas agencies to
keep available forms for linking of LPG consumer number with Aadhaar
number as well as bank account of consumers. The consumers may drop the
duly filled in form regarding linkage of bank account with LPG account,
at a box kept at gas agency concerned; or may submit the same at
respective bank. The consumers should have their account in nationalised
or scheduled banks with core banking facility, to avail of the benefits
under DBTL scheme. The banks should be linked to Aadhaar payment
gateway -- National Payments Corporation of India -- said Kale.
In Nagpur city, 90 per cent of the population had got enrolled for
Aadhaar Card. However, in rural areas, enrollment was around 50 per cent
only. Hence, Aadhaar Kendra would be started at all major gas agencies
in rural areas. For the purpose, Unique Identification Number (UID)
enrolment kit would be installed in the premises of all major gas
agencies in rural areas. Further, Rs 5 per print would be charged to
consumers for e-Aadhaar slip printing at these centre.
In Nagpur city and district, a total of 19 banks had core banking
facility. These had 121 branches in rural areas and 296 in urban and
semi-urban centres. One should have account or should open account to
get benefit of DBTL scheme in the following banks: Bank of India, State
Bank of India, Bank of Maharashtra, Uco Bank, Union Bank of India, Bank
of Baroda, Allahabad Bank, Central Bank of India, ICICI Bank, IDBI Bank,
Punjab National Bank, Syndicate Bank, Gramin Bank, Dena Bank, Andhra
Bank, Indian Bank, Indian Overseas Bank, Canara Bank, HDFC Bank. “At
national level, there are over 100 banks that are linked to Aadhaar
payment gateway,” Kale added.
The consumers who have not enrolled for Aadhaar Card would get a grace
period of three months from October 1. However, in no case, subsidy
would be transferred to the bank account of consumers from January 1,
2014.
(Published in The Hitavada CityLine on September 12, 2013)
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