OMCs crack down on ineligible LPG subsidy claims, deceased connections amid supply strain

PATNA Oil marketing companies (OMCs) have launched a verification drive across the country, including Bihar, intensifying enforcement of long-standing rules to weed out ineligible domestic LPG consumers and streamline beneficiary records amid mounting LPG supply pressure linked to the West Asia conflict, officials said on Friday.

The drive focuses on consumers with annual taxable income above ₹10 lakh and LPG connections linked to deceased persons. OMCs which had been relatively lenient in enforcing these provisions for several years have now begun strict implementation.