The Centre on October 3, 2016 made Aadhaar mandatory to get cooking gas subsidy. All LPG consumers have to furnish their Aadhaar card details by November 30 to continue availing subsidies.
After LPG, the Centre intends to bring Public Distribution System, rural employment guarantee scheme, pensions, Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan and national scholarships in the Aadhaar net. The move is intended to reduce fraud and result in savings for the government.
The step is seen as significant as there are 14 crore registered LPG users. In addition to that, oil firms will assist enrolment of consumers without Aadhaar. If one connection per family with an average of four members is seen as the norm, the move will help target subsidies impacting more than 50 crore individuals.
The petroleum ministry has issued the notification mandating Aadhaar following enactment of a new law which allowed the government to direct use of the UID number for availing of any benefits that required spending from the Central exchequer.
The use of Aadhaar for LPG subsidy has not been mandated in Assam, Meghalaya and Jammu and Kashmir.
After LPG, the Centre intends to bring Public Distribution System, rural employment guarantee scheme, pensions, Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan and national scholarships in the Aadhaar net. The move is intended to reduce fraud and result in savings for the government.
The step is seen as significant as there are 14 crore registered LPG users. In addition to that, oil firms will assist enrolment of consumers without Aadhaar. If one connection per family with an average of four members is seen as the norm, the move will help target subsidies impacting more than 50 crore individuals.
The petroleum ministry has issued the notification mandating Aadhaar following enactment of a new law which allowed the government to direct use of the UID number for availing of any benefits that required spending from the Central exchequer.
The use of Aadhaar for LPG subsidy has not been mandated in Assam, Meghalaya and Jammu and Kashmir.
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