Subsidized LPG cap of 6 refills per FY/Flat for flats having centrailsed gas bank

Q: LPG subsidized cap is now 6 refills per year per connection. Apartment is having Centralized Gas Bank connecting 132 Flats, each flat is having individual meters and have been enjoying subsidized LPG. Each of the 132 flat owners have placed their connection with their respective agency under safe custody. IOC now confirms that since its one single connection in the name of association servicing 132 flats the cap of 6 refills per F.Y is on the association not on each apartment. Please guide what steps to be taken to avail credit of 6 refill caps per flat against connection placed on safe custody. Please Guide. Regards, ABK Nair

abk nair, Apartment Resident

30th September 2012

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Thanks for sharing the info.. So lets hope they will at least stick back to 6 per connection again..

Rajiv,

10th October 2012

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Jaipal Reddy vows relief for flat residents
October 10, 2012 DC Kochi
Petroleum minister Jaipal Reddy said in New Delhi on Tuesday that the ministry would soon find a solution to the restriction on subsidized LPG refills to apartments.
The minister told mediapersons that he was looking into the issue and he had also received the letter sent to him by chief minister Oommen Chandy abou-t this matter, on Monday.
Flat dwellers were appalled by the decision as they were forced to surrender individual connections while the apartments switched to reticulated supply of cooking gas.
“The gas agencies had asked us to surrender individual connections. Now, we are forced to buy LPG at non-subsidised rates,” said George Mathew of Willingdon Island Residents’ Association.
According to Saravanan, manager with the Abad Group, apartment complexes managed by the Group were being asked to give `918 for each cylinder from October 1.

abk nair, Apartment Resident

10th October 2012

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Yes,it is a big issue in our apartments too for 68 flats, it is considered as one unit and was given only 3 cylinders at subsidised rate and above on non-subsidized rate. Our consumption is around 250 Cylinders per year. Earlier we thought 68*6= 408 cylinders will be given at subsidized rate. Now government is punishing people in Flats/apartments for having centralized connection.

And interestingly no builders will advertise centralised gas connection as an amenity/boon, but is a curse.

Naseer

Naseer Hassan, Apartment Resident

5th October 2012

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The government has capped availability of subsidised cooking gas cylinders per family to six per year. Now, I think per family means one flat. So 6 cylinders will be allotted to each flat. Obviously capping to 6 cylinders an apartment in not enough.

Rajiv,

1st October 2012

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Sudhakar.. in Chennai only 6 will given in an year..only in Congress ruling states it is 9..

Uday kumar, Chennai

1st October 2012

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Hi Mr.Nair, first it was said that only 6 cylinders will be given but then it was changed to 9 cylinders per year.. As far as I know it is enough for a 4-7 membered family.. But if used for other purposes then this is not sufficient.

Sudhakar , Chennai

1st October 2012

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