Government is yet to make domestic LPG cashless, Indian Oil confirms on Twitter

PM Modi is going full throttle to make the economy less cash and convert to cashless. To woo the people to use less cash during everyday business transactions that include buying daily needs, the Finance Ministry is planning a lot of incentives. Modi is playing the Santa as starting this Christmas; a lucky winner will be gifted Rs 1000 everyday on the basis of digital transaction made by him/her after demonetization was announced.

While PM is bringing every service and product under the ambit of digital transaction, there is one sector that has been given a miss – it’s the domestic LPG. People buying gas cylinders from government run PSUs like Indane have to rely on cash to make sure the kitchen stays uninterrupted during this crisis.

“We have double connection. One gas got over in November. Since I had no cash last month, I waited till this month. Now another cylinder is almost nearing end, and the gas agency told me that I need to pay by cash," Noida resident homemaker Shilpa Aggarwal.

People subscribed to these companies for gas connection are relying on cash.

When contacted on Twitter, Indian Oil, the company that runs India’s largest domestic LPG service Indane confirmed that they are yet to come up with any digital transaction facility for its customers. While they assured that something would soon be done, they couldn’t come up with an estimated time period by when customers can pay by card or digital wallets officially.