The food and civil supplies department has made it clear that LPG consumers must submit details of their connection to gas agencies, failing which they will not get their refill cylinders. Principal secretary, food and civil supplies, BA Harish Gowda told TOI on Monday that there will be no delay in supply of refill cylinders for those who have submitted valid documents . But those who haven’t may be in trouble because the department will deem their connection as bogus. There are 24 lakh illegal connections in the state, he said.
PVT AGENCIES SMILE
Private players, meanwhile, are cashing on this confusion. Many have got new consumers, thanks to the time taken by the government to register a connection in the consumer’s name and the ongoing confusion over bogus connections. “In the past fortnight, we have given five new connections. Another six will be done in the next one week,” said Sonaram Choudhary of Mathaji Gas Agency in Bommanahalli.
COST FACTOR
While a new LPG connection from a government agency will cost Rs 4,500, to get a refill, one has to spend anywhere between Rs 450 and Rs 480. Private gas agencies provide a connection for Rs 4,000 and a refill costs Rs 850 for one cylinder.
Extracted from : Times Of India, Bangalore
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