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The government had in March mandated that anyone not having Aadhaar but desirous of availing free LPG connection under the Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana must apply for it by May 31. File Photo
The government has extended till September-end the time by which poor women wishing to avail free cooking gas (LPG) connections must apply for the unique 12-digit biometric identification number, Aadhaar.
The government had in March mandated that anyone not having Aadhaar but desirous of availing free LPG connection under the Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana must apply for it by May 31.
The Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas on Friday issued a gazette notification extending that deadline to September 30. The government had in October made the unique identification number mandatory for everyone to get LPG subsidies. In March, it was extended for free cooking gas connections to women of BPL households.
“A beneficiary desirous of availing the benefits under the Scheme (PMUY), who does not possess the Aadhaar number or has not yet enrolled for Aadhaar shall have to apply for Aadhaar enrolment by May 31, 2017, provided she is entitled to obtain Aadhaar,” the notification issued on March 6 had said.
In Friday’s notification, the ministry said: “The figures, letters and word ‘May 31, 2017’, the figures, letters and word ‘September 30, 2017’ shall be substituted.”
The government had in March mandated that anyone not having Aadhaar but desirous of availing free LPG connection under the Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana must apply for it by May 31.
The Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas on Friday issued a gazette notification extending that deadline to September 30. The government had in October made the unique identification number mandatory for everyone to get LPG subsidies. In March, it was extended for free cooking gas connections to women of BPL households.
“A beneficiary desirous of availing the benefits under the Scheme (PMUY), who does not possess the Aadhaar number or has not yet enrolled for Aadhaar shall have to apply for Aadhaar enrolment by May 31, 2017, provided she is entitled to obtain Aadhaar,” the notification issued on March 6 had said.
In Friday’s notification, the ministry said: “The figures, letters and word ‘May 31, 2017’, the figures, letters and word ‘September 30, 2017’ shall be substituted.”
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