The Direct Benefit Transfer of LPG (DBTL) of the Centre, below which home cooking gasoline subsidy is paid into the checking account of shoppers has helped block, droop or deactivate 4.08 crore duplicate, pretend/non-existent or inactive liquefied petroleum gasoline connections.
The DBTL or PAHAL scheme has performed a vital function in figuring out and blocking ‘ghost’ accounts, a number of accounts, and inactive LPG connections, thus curbing diversion of subsidised LPG for industrial use, Petroleum Minister Hardeep S. Puri mentioned in a written reply to a query within the Rajya Sabha.
Sharing particulars as on July 1, 2025, the Minister mentioned the scheme, whose implementation started in January 2015, has contributed to clear and efficient disbursal of subsidies throughout the nation. Besides the scheme, different initiatives like Aadhaar-based verification, biometric authentication and the hunting down of ineligible or duplicate connections resulted in considerably strengthening the system of switch of focused subsidies.
All home LPG cylinders are offered at non-subsidised costs and the subsidy transferred instantly to the respective financial institution accounts below the DBTL scheme, he mentioned.
Common database
The authorities has additionally launched a Common LPG Database Platform (CLDP) via which duplicate connections are recognized and faraway from the database. Deduplication is carried out utilizing Aadhaar quantity, checking account particulars, AHL TIN quantity, ration card particulars, title, and deal with as key parameters. Aadhaar-based authentication for DBT schemes permits correct, real-time and cost-effective identification, authentication and de-duplication of beneficiaries, making certain focused supply of advantages.
Public sector oil advertising corporations have been suggested to undertake and full biometric Aadhaar authentication of PMUY and PAHAL beneficiaries. As of July 1, biometric Aadhaar authentication has been accomplished for 67% of Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana (PMUY) beneficiaries. All new PMUY shoppers have to endure biometric authentication earlier than launch of connections, a launch from the Ministry on Mr .Puri’s reply mentioned.
Out of a complete 33.05 crore lively LPG shoppers, 92.44% have their Aadhaar seeded within the OMCs’ database. 86.78% of the full 30.63 crore DBTL shoppers are Aadhaar-transfer compliant. While most subsidy transactions are accomplished efficiently inside two days of refill supply, sure points have led to transaction failures, together with deseeding of Aadhaar from financial institution accounts, financial institution mergers, inactive Aadhaar numbers and account closures or transfers. Focused efforts are being made to guarantee all shoppers turn out to be Aadhaar switch compliant, the Minister added.
