Condition for becoming eligible for receiving gas subsidy for the LPG in bank account

Condition for becoming eligible for receiving subsidy in bank account

To start receiving your LPG cylinder subsidy directly in your Bank Account you need to become Cash Transfer Compliant (CTC) customer. To become a CTC customer you need to take following 3 steps (all steps are necessary to become CTC customer and get your subsidy in Bank Account, please skip any step if already completed):

I. Obtain Aadhaar Letter or Aadhaar Number 
II. Link your Aadhaar Number to your LPG Consumer Number 
III. Link your Aadhaar Number to your Bank Account 

I. How to Obtain Aadhaar Letter or Aadhaar Number 

First enroll yourself by visiting your nearest Aadhaar enrollment center and get yourself enrolled. For the list of Aadhaar Enrollment Centers:
a. Please visit website http://appointments.uidai.gov.in/easearch.aspx 
b. Visit your distributor to get the list of Aadhaar Enrolment centers in your district.

You can obtain your Aadhaar Number in following 2 ways:

• Aadhaar Letter reaches your Address via Post.
• If you have Enrolment Id (EID) slip, you can generate your e‐Aadhaar after 15‐20 days of your enrolment by following 2 steps as detailed below. Please keep your Enrolment slip in your hand:

Step 1: Check your Aadhaar status at https://portal.uidai.gov.in/ResidentPortal/statusLink If the status is “Aadhaar Number Generated” then go to Step 2.
Step 2: To generate your e‐Aadhaar, click on this link and follow instructions. http://eaadhaar.uidai.gov.in/eDetails.aspx 

II. How to Link your Aadhaar Number to your LPG Consumer Number (modes of Aadhaar Seeding) 

After receiving your Aadhaar Letter, you can follow either of following 6 options to link your Aadhaar number with your LPG consumer number:

1. Prepare the AADHAAR REGISTRATION SHEET (ARS) as shown below:

 Please ensure that if your Address in Aadhaar Letter is different from Cylinder delivery address then you need to submit the Proof of Address of Cylinder delivery along‐with the ARS to your Distributor.

Submit this sheet (and Proof of Address) to your distributor to link your Aadhaar number with your consumer number.

Post Aadhaar Registration Sheet (ARS), along‐with your Proof of Address, to following Addresses of your respective LPG Company Address. Click or Copy in your browser following link to know the address of your company in your district where you need to send your ARS sheet (you should send your ARS sheet to the respective companies’ delivery address of your district only):

For IOCL / Indane: http://www.indane.co.in/letterprocedure.php

For HPCL / HP Gas: http://www.hindustanpetroleum.com/Upload/En/UPdf/AAdhaarHP2.pdf

For BPCL / Bharat Gas: http://www.ebharatgas.com/pages/images/IVRS_SMS_Add.pdf

2. Call on toll free number 18002333555, inform the call center agent that you want to give your Aadhaar number and follow their instructions.

3. Visit website https://rasf.uidai.gov.in Press the Start now button and follow the procedure.

4. Call your company’s number and follow IVR instructions. The list of numbers for each district can be found here:

For IOCL / Indane: http://indane.co.in/sms_ivrs.php

For HPCL / HP Gas: https://www.hindustanpetroleum.com/En/UI/hpanytime.aspx 

For BPCL / Bharat Gas: http://www.ebharatgas.com/pages/images/IVRS_SMS_Add.pdf 

5. Send following SMS from your Registered Mobile Number*:

UIDAadhaar number 

You can send the SMS to following numbers: 

For BPC consumers: 

• 57333 (All India) 
• 52725 (Vodafone, MTNL, Idea, Airtel & Tata users) 

For HPC / HP Gas consumers:  

Click on this link to know the number in your district https://www.hindustanpetroleum.com/En/UI/hpanytime.aspx 

For IOC consumers: 

Click on this link to know the number in your district http://indane.co.in/sms_ivrs.php 

*How to Register your Mobile number with your LPG company 

Register your mobile number by sending following SMS to the designated number in your district as follows (please refer to the table for details on SMS syntax and number where you can send your SMS): 

Compa ny	SMS (type this message in your mobile)	Send your SMS to this number
IOCL      / Indane	REG  >  distributor  telephone number with STD code without zero > consumer number (eg. REG 117654321 564321)	Click on the link below to know the number in your district http://indane.co.in/sms_ivrs.php
BPCL      / Bharat Gas	REG      ace>       distributor      Code > consumer number (eg. REG 111222 40423)	57333 (All India) 52725 (Vodafone, MTNL, Idea, Airtel & Tata users)
HPCL     / HP Gas	REG  >  distributor  telephone number with STD code without zero > consumer number (eg. REG 117654321 564321)	Click on the link below to know the number in your district https://www.hindustanpetroleum.com/En/UI/hpanytime.aspx

 
III. Link your Aadhaar Number to your Bank Account 

You also have to link your Aadhaar number with your bank account, if not already done so, to become eligible for transfer of subsidy in your bank account. For linking your Aadhaar number with your Bank Account, you can take either of following 2 methods: 

1. Visit your nearest bank branch, ask the Bank Representative that you want to link your Aadhaar number with your bank account and follow their instructions. 

2. You can also link your Aadhaar Number with your Bank Account through your distributor. Fill the “Bank Account – Aadhaar Linkage Form (For LPG Consumer only)” and drop it in “Bank Form Drop Box” kept with your distributor. The forms are available with your distributor. To print a copy of the form, please click here. 



How can I know if my Aadhaar number is linked to LPG and Bank Database?

To check your Aadhaar linkage status please visit the transparency portal of your LPG Company. Following are the steps to check your Aadhaar linking status at Transparency Portal. 

Step 1: Please click the below given links or paste in your browser

For HPCL: http://dcmstransparency.hpcl.co.in/TransparencyPortal/Transparency/Transparency.asp

For BPCL: http://www.ebharatgas.com/ebgas/CC_include/Transparency_portal_new.jsp

For IOCL: https://spandan.indianoil.co.in/transparency/ 

Step 2: Enter all the details under “Normal Search” and press Proceed Button. 

Step 3: Search your details by entering your Consumer No. or Consumer Name under Search By option and press Enter to know your Aadhaar linking status in LPG and Banks