When it comes to booking the right gas
connection, we have a lot of
options and getting the right advice is very important. Unlike most other
connections, like our cell phone or the purchase of a car, once booked, people
rarely change to another one. Across India, there are three main domestic
cooking gas providers, Bharat Gas, Hindustan Petroleum and Indane.
What is the process that
you would have to follow if you wanted to get a gas connection?
The most important part, as mentioned above, is
finding the right provider to sort out your
cooking gas needs. This website will be able to assist with booking a
gas connection through any of the three
providers depending on your requirements.
The
process is quite basic, and would only need:
●
Identification
proof
○
Of the head of
the house or the person who would be getting the connection in their name
●
Address Proof
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Making sure
the house receiving the connection doesn’t already have a connection
The documents provided would be processed at their
end and you would receive a gas card, which is a small booklet that mentions
the number of cylinders purchased.
It is important to note that people with a gas
connection cannot
apply for another one unless the first one has been canceled. Since the
Government offers subsidies on cooking gas, there is a limit that people would be able to work
with, needing gas above the limit would cost additional. In most Indian states,
the limit is about 12 cylinders in a year.
Another fact about cooking gas is that it can only
be used for domestic purposes. Applicants are not allowed to use the same
cooking gas cylinders for commercial purposes. This could call upon heavy fines
or even jail time. Domestic gas is subsidized and commercial gas even uses
larger cylinders to make transportation and refilling easier.
Looking back half a century, domestic gas has come
a long way in India. Initially, gas was transported in cylinders by a man on a
cycle. They have moved to trucks carrying a large number of these cylinders and bringing them from doorstep to doorstep.
However, in some Indian states and many metros, they prefer using a gas line.
Similar to a water pipeline, they have created a
gas pipeline which brings domestic cooking gas straight to peoples kitchens.
This is efficient since people would not have to worry about refilling and
exchanging cylinders. They would have a 24x7 gas line and would be charged
according to their usage at the end
of the month. However, this is still in the initial stages and would take some
time for it to become the norm.
If you are looking for a gas cylinder, gas cylinder
connection, or any information on why it makes sense to work with domestic
cooking gas, over any other alternative, check out our website.