Now, get LPG gas connection online

New Delhi: There's some good news for gas consumers. Now they can get new LPG connections online. The government is taking steps for this, as part of 'Digital India' launched by Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

An official of LPG portal explained the features of online booking. Very soon, websites of all oil companies will provide application forms for fresh LPG connections. Consumers have to fill them and submit them online. The computer will decide the dealer nearest



to the residence of the applicant. Within 48 hours, the applicant will get a customer ID number to his/her email or phone. The prescribed amount should be paid online. Within a week, new LPG gas cylinder, rubber pipe and regulator will come to the doorstep of the applicant.

The department is coining a four-digit phone number to respond immediately to cylinder leak and other related problems. This number is same for all states in the country.