Vijayawada: People are becoming increasingly uneasy over the moves by the Central government to reintroduce the Aadhaar-linked subsidy transfer system for cooking gas supply.
People are questioning the motive behind the present moves to reintroduce the scheme, when the previous UPA government had drawn much flak and was forced to withdraw it.
A large number of people complained that the LPG subsidy amount was not remitted in their bank accounts though they had seeded it with their Aadhaar cards and the LPG agencies.
Lakshmi, a resident of Gandhinagar expressed surprise over Central government’s decision to reintroduce the scheme, though it is proved to be a failed experiment in the past.
Another woman, Pydamma of Vambay Colony said that she had paid Rs 1,320 for a LPG cylinder refill in February 2014, but did not get the subsidy amount in her bank account. She questioned the government’s motive in introducing a scheme that had turned into a burden on the middle-class people.
In addition several others said that they were not getting subsidised LPG though they submitted Aadhaar cards to the dealers. In some cases, the dealer stopped supply of gas on the pretext of absence of Aadhaar seeding.
CPM city secretary Ch. Babu Rao criticised both the Telugu Desam and BJP-led NDA governments for their efforts to introduce the Aadhaar-linked subsidy transfer system for supply of cooking gas, though thousands of people suffered when it was introduced earlier.
He said that the TD had promised to abolish the cash transfer scheme before elections, but was not trying to implement the scheme.
He described the TD’s action as nothing but deceiving the people.
The CPM leader warned that people would teach a lesson to the Central and state governments if they did not withdraw the decision.
