KYC form deadline for LPG extended till Nov 30

The extension has been done because many customers are yet to complete the process due to festivals

The government has again extended the deadline for filling the Know Your Customer (KYC) form for domestic LPG customers by 15 days to November 30.

In a nationwide exercise to weed out multiple or ghost connections, the government owned oil marketing firms had previously asked their domestic cooking gas (LPG) distributors to collect and verify duly filled KYC forms from the consumers by October 31. This was then extended to November 15.

An IndianOil official said that further extension has been done since we understand that many customers are yet to complete the process due to festivals like Diwali.

The drive to weed out multiple connections at the same address follows the government decision in September to cap supply of subsidised LPG to six cylinders per household in a year.

The official said oil firms are implementing the policy of 'one household, one connection' and have asked consumers to voluntarily give up additional connections.

Multiple LPG connections in the 'same name and at the same address' as well as 'husband and wife' owning connections at the same address would be summarily disconnected.

In case of multiple connections at same address under different names, distributors have been asked to collect KYC forms to verify genuine users.

Consumers in the KYC form have to give all the necessary details like name, date of birth, father's name, mother's name, spouse name, complete address with pin-code and also optional information about bank details. They have to submit self-attested photocopies of address and ID proof along with the filled in form.

All LPG consumers are eligible for three subsidised domestic cylinders during the remaining part (post September 13) of the current year ending March 31, 2013. From April 1, next year, LPG consumers can avail six domestic subsidised LPG refill cylinders in a financial year.

New subsidised LPG connections will be issued after completion of the KYC formalities and multiple connection check.

There is no restriction on the number of domestic non-subsidised cylinders that consumers can avail beyond the three subsidised LPG refills to meet their genuine demand.