LPG Gas Cylinder being unloaded at a distribution centre in New Delhi on March 17, 2026.
| Photo Credit: Sushil Kumar Verma
The Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas, on Tuesday (March 17, 2026), had clarified that LPG biometric Aadhaar authentication (eKYC) is only required for unauthenticated LPG customers and not for all customers.
The clarification came as some news report have been circulating on the issue of biometric aadhaar authentication for LPG consumers.
In a post by the Ministry is a part of the ongoing efforts of the Government to encourage more LPG consumers to complete biometric aadhaar authentication.
The Ministry clarified that “The requirement of eKYC applies to those LPG consumers who have not done so far. If you are a non-PMUY customer and have done it before, you don’t need to do it.”
In a statement the Ministry further clarified that “PMUY customers need to do it only once every financial year, that too only for receiving targeted DBT subsidies aftger 7 refills i.e. on 8th and 9th refill.
It further stated that the supply of refills will not be affected in any case.
Published – March 17, 2026 05:00 pm IST
