LPG: Changed your bank account? Take these steps immediately to continue receiving gas subsidies.

If you avail of the subsidy on LPG gas cylinders and have recently changed your bank account, here is what you need to do to ensure your subsidy payments continue.

If you are a beneficiary of the Ujjwala Yojana and receive subsidies on gas cylinders, this information will be useful to you. People often need to change their bank accounts, but doing so requires taking specific steps to ensure that the gas cylinder subsidy continues uninterrupted. Let’s look at what you need to do to receive the subsidy in your new bank account.

First and foremost, you must link your new bank account with your Aadhaar card. You can visit your bank branch to do this. If your bank offers online services, you can also link your Aadhaar via net banking. In short, the first step is to link your bank account with your Aadhaar.

Subsidy payments may get stuck without NPCI mapping

It is important to note that simply linking your bank account with your Aadhaar is not enough to ensure the continuation of your subsidy. You must also ensure that 'Aadhaar-DBT seeding' or 'mapping' has been completed for your new bank account through the NPCI (National Payments Corporation of India). To do this, contact your bank and inform them that you wish to receive government subsidies in your new account. Also, ask them to confirm the status of this mapping.

Inform your gas agency

After changing your bank account, you must also provide the details of your new account to your gas agency. Get in touch with your gas agency and, if required, submit your bank account details or a copy of your bank passbook. Additionally, if you haven't already done so, complete the e-KYC for your gas connection to ensure your subsidy continues.

Final step

Once the entire process is complete, be sure to verify whether your gas subsidy is being credited to the correct bank account. For this, you can easily check the status of your subsidy and information regarding bank seeding on the MyLPG portal. If you are not receiving your subsidy, first verify the status of your Aadhaar-DBT mapping with your bank. Additionally, if necessary, you can also consult your gas agency.