E-KYC now necessary for all home LPG customers amid provide scarcity | India Information

The ministry added that the verifification could be accomplished from residence utilizing the cellular app of 1’s Oil Advertising Firm and the Aadhaar FaceRD app.

All home #LPG customers are required to finish Biometric Aadhaar Authentication (e-KYC).
Now confirm from the consolation of your house utilizing your Oil Advertising Firm’s cellular app and Aadhaar FaceRD app. For extra info,
Go to: https://t.co/OOj0dPcuiE
Contact your LPG… pic.twitter.com/GWvIhsjD0m

— Ministry of Petroleum and Pure Fuel #MoPNG (@PetroleumMin) March 15, 2026

It additionally suggested customers to contact their LPG distributor and supplied a toll-free helpline quantity for help.

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This comes amid a provide scarcity of LPG cylinders throughout cities in India as a result of ongoing state of affairs within the Center East. The West Asia battle triggered by the US and Israel’s assaults on Iran has halted the motion of ships by means of the essential Strait of Hormuz.

The value of a 14.2-kg home LPG cylinder in Delhi has climbed to Rs 913, up from Rs 853 – an increase of Rs 60 – whereas business cylinder costs have jumped by Rs 115 to Rs 1,884.50 (for a 19 kg cylinder).

The scarcity has led to panic-buying, and authorities have reported a number of circumstances of hoarding. In Karnataka’s Kengeri space, police arrested a 30-year-old man for allegedly stockpiling LPG cylinders from numerous manufacturers to promote at inflated costs. In Delhi, police have suspended all routine depart and deployed personnel across the clock at cylinder depots to stop hoarding and black advertising and marketing.

In the meantime, the Delhi authorities has capped the day by day regulated provide of economic LPG cylinders at 20% of the town’s common day by day consumption to handle the disaster.