Aadhaar number as Proof of Identity and Address for LPG Connections

Applicants for new domestic LPG cooking gas connections can now produce the letters of allotment of Aadhaar Numbers issued by Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) as proof of identity and proof of address.

Three OMCs, Indian Oil Corporation, Bharat Petroleum Corporation and Hindustan Petroleum Corporation, have advised their respective LPG distributors to include the Letter of issue of Aadhaar numbers with photograph and address issued by UIDAI as proof of identity and address for release of new LPG connections. Henceforth, the Aadhaar (Letter issued by UIDAI) will be included in the list of documents sufficient for issue of new domestic LPG connections.