Rs 167.7 crore LPG subsidy transferred to Airtel without consumer consent
Written by : SMTV24x7 | Tue, Dec 19, 2017, 12:53 AM
New Delhi, Dec 19: On Monday, a senior government official said that about Rs 167.7 crore LPG subsidy of 37.21 lakh consumers has been deposited in Airtel Payments Bank accounts till November-end, without taking the "informed consent" of users.
The Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI), on Saturday, had temporarily barred Bharti Airtel and Airtel Payments Bank from conducting Aadhaar-based SIM verification of mobile customers using eKYC process, as well as e-KYC of payments bank clients.
The official said that as of end of November, a total of Rs 167.77 crore of subsidy was transferred to accounts in Airtel Payments Bank. The number of consumers whose subsidy amounts were going to these accounts is 37.21 lakh.
In order to check diversions, the government pays subsidy equivalent to buying 12 LPG cylinders of 14.2-kg each in a year, directly into the bank accounts of beneficiaries.