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MPs and Ministers Not Spared! Gas Connections Blocked Over Pending e-KYC, 83,000 Bhopal Consumers Hit.
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News18•02-10-2026, 08:41
MPs and Ministers Not Spared! Gas Connections Blocked Over Pending e-KYC, 83,000 Bhopal Consumers Hit.
- •Gas connections of consumers in Bhopal who failed to complete e-KYC by October 1 have been blocked, affecting 83,000 consumers.
- •Blocked connections will not allow online or offline gas cylinder bookings, and home delivery of regular domestic cylinders will be unavailable.
- •Consumers can complete e-KYC via Aadhaar face authentication using IndianOil One, HelloBPCL, or HP Pay apps, or through biometric authentication at gas agencies.
- •Individuals with two gas connections under their name may need to close one, as only one e-KYC can be linked per Aadhaar.
- •Approximately 23.92 lakh consumers across Madhya Pradesh still have pending e-KYC, with 83,000 pending out of 7.07 lakh connections in Bhopal.
Key Questions Answered
Cooking gas connections with incomplete e-KYC have started to be blocked, preventing consumers from booking cylinders online or offline and stopping home delivery.
Consumers can perform Aadhaar face authentication through apps like IndianOil One, HelloBPCL, or HP Pay using the Aadhaar FaceRD app.
Out of a total of 7.07 lakh connections in Bhopal, approximately 83,000 e-KYC are pending across the three oil companies.
