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By 1 January 2014, half of India (289 districts across various states) had been covered by DBT for subsidized LPG. By August 2013, 6.3 million duplicate LPG connections were detected by Aadhaar and were cancelled. The national government saved $1 billion on reduced imports by mid-2013. [24]
The unique ID also qualifies as a valid ID while availing various government services such as a LPG connection, a subsidised ration, kerosene from the PDS, or benefits under NSAP or pension schemes, e-sign, a digital locker, [44] a Universal Account Number (UAN) under EPFO, [45] and some other services such as a SIM card or opening a bank account.
A DIN standard for gas cylinder valves for test pressures up to 300 bar (4,400 psi). EN 15202 [9] A European standard for LPG equipment and accessories, specifying LPG cylinder valve connections. [10] EN 417: European norm specification concerning non-refillable metallic cartridges for liquefied petroleum gases.
Average LPG consumption of PMUY consumers has increased by 20 percent from 3.01 refills in 2019–20 to 3.68 in 2021–22. [26] [27] Gross gas cylinder consumption increased to 3.71 in 2022-23 and 3.8 in 2023-24. [28] The government has increased the subsidy for poor women under the Ujjwala scheme to Rs. 300 per cylinder for the next financial ...
These houses are equipped with facilities such as toilet, LPG connection, electricity connection, and drinking water [convergence with other schemes e.g. Swachh Bharat Abhiyan toilets, Ujjwala Yojana LPG gas connection, Saubhagya Yojana electricity connection, etc.]. [5]
Launched to provide free LPG connections to women from below poverty line families. [48] While the scheme mainly addresses distribution of cylinders, their usage has been in question. [49] [50] UDAN: CS MoCA: 2016 Aviation Regional Connectivity Scheme (RCS) - UDAN promotes affordable air travel by connecting unserved and underserved airports.
In India, LPG is predominantly used for cooking purposes. Most of the LPG in India is imported, and it is subsidised by the central government for Indian citizens. It is the second largest consumer of liquefied petroleum gases in the world, with LPG consumption growing at an average rate of 8.4%.
The first Indane LPG connection was released on 22 October 1965 at Kolkata. Indane serves more than 130 million families through a network of 12,500 distributors. 27% of its customers reside in semi-urban or rural markets and every second LPG cooking gas connection in India is that of Indane. The sales network is backed by 47 Indane area offices.