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Regarding LPG cylinder black-marketing in Amritsar and
demand for GPS tag/delivery authentication code system
SHRI GURJEET SINGH AUJLA (AMRITSAR): Thanks, Hon?ble
Chairperson Madam. I would like to draw your attention towards
an important problem. Shortage of LPG is being faced in the entire
country today and the government is assuring that adequate stock
is available. I would like to submit that on the ground level, some
gas agencies and distributors are resorting to black marketing.
Gas cylinder is made available on booking and the people come to
know that even without a booking by them, the cylinder has been
shown as delivered. I have to submit that the government boasts of
Digital India. There should be a provision of delivery authentication
code as prevalent on Uber platform where the vehicle starts only
after providing the relevant code. Nowadays, the black marketing
of the cylinders is on full swing, specially at Amritsar. Amritsar is a
tourist centre and being a commercial hub, there is a big demand
of commercial LPG cylinders. Black-marketing is rampant and no
one answers the calls regarding the availability of the cylinders.
So, I demand that the Government should introduce GPS Tag drop
system or some delivery authentication code so that the people
can know about the arrival of the delivery boys. Several
complaints are coming and in absence of such information, the
people particular at Amritsar are facing hardship. I urge upon Puri
Sahib that this is not a very big mechanism and can?t we have it.
Even smallest of companies are having the delivery code system
but the poor people are not able to get the gas cylinders. Cylinders
are being sold in black market by certain agencies who are
generating the code at their level and inform the customers that the
delivery has been completed. This should be stopped immediately.