Cooking gas consumers can now change their LPG dealers or service providers on the lines of the facility available in mobile telephony after oil minister M Veerappa Moily approved inter-company number portability throughout the country.
But while switching to a distributor of the same company would be seamless, transferring the connection to another company could still be difficult. Since LPG equipment is not compatible across companies, consumers have to surrender cylinders and pressure regulators, collect refund, transfer documents and then approach the distributor of their choice for a reconnection.
Once an online confirmation is given, they can approach their agency of choice to get cylinders. No transfer fee or additional security deposit would be charged. The portability option will be available in 480 districts, the oil ministry said, adding that the districts “cover all possible markets which have multiple LPG distributors” and be available to over 8.2 crore LPG consumers.
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