Ration card not required for LPG connection, refill supply
CHENNAI: Those who want LPG (liquefied petroleum gas) connections or refill supplies are not required to produce ration cards hereafter.
Announcing the decision, a release issued on Friday by the State government’s Commissioner for Civil Supplies stated that at present, oil companies/gas agencies insisted on the production of ration cards. The government had examined the issue in depth and decided to relax the rule. “Ration cards should not be insisted upon by LPG distributors in future,” the release said.
However, the release said the government had ordered that the connections or refill supplies should be given on consumer producing any one of the documents specified by national oil companies.
According to the Indian Oil Corporation’s website ( www.iocl.com), such documents are electricity bill, telephone bill, passport, employer’s certificate, flat allotment/possession letter, house registration papers, LIC (Life Insurance Corporation) policy, voter’s identity card, rent receipt, PAN (permanent account number) card issued by the Income Tax department and driving licence.
An official in the Civil Supplies Commissionerate says the government stipulation on production of ration cards for LPG connections or refill supplies has been in force for the last one year or so in view of the problem of shortage of gas cylinders.
As this rule had caused hardship to people, it was being withdrawn.
Asked whether the latest decision would cover those who received State government subsidy of Rs. 30, the official said this issue would be handled separately.
[In June, the State government announced a subsidy of Rs.30 for households having single cylinder LPG connection].
Announcing the decision, a release issued on Friday by the State government’s Commissioner for Civil Supplies stated that at present, oil companies/gas agencies insisted on the production of ration cards. The government had examined the issue in depth and decided to relax the rule. “Ration cards should not be insisted upon by LPG distributors in future,” the release said.
However, the release said the government had ordered that the connections or refill supplies should be given on consumer producing any one of the documents specified by national oil companies.
According to the Indian Oil Corporation’s website ( www.iocl.com), such documents are electricity bill, telephone bill, passport, employer’s certificate, flat allotment/possession letter, house registration papers, LIC (Life Insurance Corporation) policy, voter’s identity card, rent receipt, PAN (permanent account number) card issued by the Income Tax department and driving licence.
An official in the Civil Supplies Commissionerate says the government stipulation on production of ration cards for LPG connections or refill supplies has been in force for the last one year or so in view of the problem of shortage of gas cylinders.
As this rule had caused hardship to people, it was being withdrawn.
Asked whether the latest decision would cover those who received State government subsidy of Rs. 30, the official said this issue would be handled separately.
[In June, the State government announced a subsidy of Rs.30 for households having single cylinder LPG connection].
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