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How to Check LPG Gas Subsidy at Your Home? Follow These Steps

Amid the hue and cry of corona crisis, LPG cylinder prices have been raised since the beginning of the month of July. However, the price of the cylinder had increased in the month of June also. In Delhi, the price of 14.2 kg gas cylinder has increased by 1 rupee. However, most of the people get subsidy on LPG cylinders. The government has transferred the subsidy money to people's accounts through the Direct Benefit Scheme.

Updated on: 4 July, 2020 12:46 PM IST By: Pronami Chetia

Amid the hue and cry of corona crisis, LPG cylinder prices have been raised since the beginning of the month of July. However, the price of the cylinder had increased in the month of June also. In Delhi, the price of 14.2 kg gas cylinder has increased by 1 rupee. However, most of the people get subsidy on LPG cylinders. The government has transferred the subsidy money to people's accounts through the Direct Benefit Scheme.  

As per recent reports, LPG cylinder has been cheaper by 211 rupees since March so far this year, the non-subsidized domestic gas cylinder (14.2 Kg) has become cheaper by Rs 121. On January 1, 2020, the price of 14.2 forts domestic gas was Rs 714 in Delhi. Now it is reduced to 594 rupees. At the same time, when compared to March, one subsidy LPG cylinder was getting 805 rupees in Delhi on March 1, 2020. From this point of view, until now it has become cheaper by Rs 211.

The government gives subsidy on Gas Cylinders

The government subsidizes 12 cylinders of 14.2 kg for every household in a year. If customers want to take more cylinders than this, then they buy them at the market price. The price of a gas cylinder varies every month. Its price is determined by the average international benchmark and changes in foreign exchange rates.

How to Check LPG Subsidy Status? 

Many complaints have surfaced that the gas subsidy has been transferred to another account. In such a situation, it is important to know whether the regular subsidy is coming in your account or not. There is no need to go to the bank to know that the subsidy has been credited to the bank account. Even sitting at home, it can be ascertained whether the amount has been transferred or not. For this, some steps have to be followed. It can be detected through your mobile.

Follow These Steps to Know Subsidy Status

First, go to Mylpg.in website.

The home page of the website will have a tab (with picture) of three LPG cylinder companies. You have to select your company (whose cylinder is taken). If you take a cylinder of Indane gas, click on its tab. A new interface will open to check whether subsidy came. Go to the bar menu and click on 'Give your feedback online'. Fill your mobile number, LPG consumer ID, state name, distributor information.

After this, click on 'Feedback Type'.Select the 'Complaint' option and click the 'Next' button. Your bank details will be revealed in the new interface. Details will find out whether the subsidy amount came into the account or not. 

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