Last year, the government promised that families in Rajasthan covered under the National Food Security Act (NFSA) would get domestic gas cylinders for ₹450 from September 1. A total of 68 lakh families in the state come under NFSA. BPL and Ujjwala connection holders are already benefiting from this scheme. Providing cylinders to these additional 68 lakh families at ₹450 will put an annual burden of around ₹200 crore on the state government’s financial treasury.

Subsidy Delay in Rajasthan: 23 Lakh Families Await LPG Refund

Around 23 lakh families in Rajasthan, entitled to receive a ₹356 subsidy for LPG cylinders from the state government, have not received the subsidy for the past three months. Sumit Godara, the state food and civil supply minister, explained that the delay was due to a technical glitch in the system. According to a report by the Times of India, officials from the food and civil supply department mentioned that the issue occurred because the government delayed the process of mapping the bank account details of consumers through their respective dealers in the state’s system.

Technical Glitch Behind Subsidy Delay

“There have been some technical glitches in the system. When our officials tried to transfer the subsidy, it showed an error message. We have rectified the issue for most of the consumers. The finance department will now transfer the funds. For the rest, we will fix the glitch as soon as possible,” said Godara.

Government Delay Causes Transfer Issues

Officials claim that after the scheme was rolled out, the government initially delayed collecting the details of eligible consumers. Now, they are in the process of mapping these details in the system. This delay has contributed to the hold-up in the subsidy transfer process.