TEAM HERALD
teamherald@herald-goa.com
PANJIM: North Goa will be among the 35 districts to be covered under the Direct Benefit Transfer for LPG from September 1, the Centre said today.
The total number of districts to be covered by DBTL Scheme are 55 and will add about 1.4 crore LPG consumers in these 35 districts taking total number of LPG consumers to 2.12 c.
All Aadhaar linked domestic LPG consumers get an advance of Rs 435 in their bank account as soon as they book the first subsidized cylinder before delivery. As soon as, the first subsidized cylinder is delivered to such consumers, the next subsidy will again get credited in their bank account, which can then be available for the purchase of the next subsidized cylinder at market rate.
The Union Government launched DBT) scheme with an aim to curb leakages and prevent black-marketing and provide subsidy to consumers in their bank accounts. In these districts the subsidy on LPG cylinders is being provided directly to consumers in their Aadhaar linked bank accounts.
