Centre says eKYC needed only for unauthenticated LPG customers

Amid the ongoing cooking gas crisis in the country due to the West Asia conflict, the Union petroleum ministry on Tuesday clarified that biometric Aadhaar authentication for electronic know your customer (e-KYC) beneficiaries is only needed for “unauthenticated” LPG (liquefied petroleum gas) customers.

India has over 330 million LPG customers, including 105.1 million Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana (PMUY) beneficiaries. The eKYC is, however, mandatory for a PMUY beneficiary to get a deposit-free LPG connection.