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POLICY AND ECONOMIC
OIL & GAS MARKET

Key Policy developments/Significant news in Energy sector

1. Biometric Aadhaar Authentication Mandatory for Subsidised Domestic LPG Refills from 1 October
2026

From 1 October 2026, domestic LPG consumers will need to have completed Biometric Aadhaar
Authentication (BAA) to book refills at the regulated Retail Selling Price (RSP) with applicable subsidy.
BAA ensures that subsidised LPG reaches only genuine and deserving households. Linking each
connection to the Aadhaar-authenticated consumer helps prevent diversion of subsidised domestic
cylinders for commercial and industrial use, removes duplicate and ineligible connections, and makes
subsidy delivery transparent and targeted. The process is not meant to deny LPG to any genuine
household, and every eligible consumer has several easy ways to complete it.

What changes from 1 October 2026
• Consumers who have already completed BAA do not need to do it again. Their refills continue as

before.
• For consumers who have not completed BAA, refill booking at RSP with subsidy will be enabled

once authentication is completed.

How to complete BAA
• During refill delivery: the delivery person can complete authentication on the spot using the

OMC mobile application.
• At the distributor’s showroom: consumers can visit their LPG distributor and complete

authentication there.
• On OMC mobile apps: consumers can complete the process themselves from home using:

o IndianOil ONE for Indane customers
o HelloBPCL for Bharatgas customers
o HP PAY for HP Gas customers

Video tutorials on completing self e-KYC are available on the PMUY portal.

Option for consumers who do not wish to complete BAA
Consumers who are unwilling or unable to complete BAA can still receive LPG. They will need to
register this choice on their OMC’s digital channels: the consumer web portal, mobile app, WhatsApp
chatbot, IVRS or other available channels. These consumers will be supplied LPG applicable market
price, without any subsidy, in 5 kg or 10 kg cylinders, subject to local availability with the OMC.

Progress so far
As on 19 September 2026, 27.43 crore active domestic LPG consumers have completed BAA, a
coverage of 89.9 per cent. Consumers were first asked to complete BAA by 30 June 2026. The

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