The Ministry announced that the BAA requirement, originally slated for completion by 30 June and later extended to 14 September, will now be enforced for all domestic LPG connections seeking the government‑backed subsidy on the standard 14.2 kg cylinder.
Consumers who have already completed the authentication – 27.43 crore households, or 89.9 % of active domestic LPG users – will continue to receive refills at the regulated retail selling price (RSP) with the subsidy applied.
Households that are unwilling or unable to finish the BAA will still be supplied with LPG, but only in 5 kg or 10 kg cylinders, subject to availability, and at the “applicable market price” without any subsidy. The Ministry said the exact market price will be clarified closer to the October deadline.
Because the smaller cylinders are free‑trade products, their prices are aligned with commercial LPG. In Hyderabad, a 14.2 kg Indane refill with subsidy costs about ₹994, whereas a 19 kg commercial cylinder sells for roughly ₹3,000. The 5 kg non‑domestic cylinder is priced at ₹829.50 and the 10 kg at ₹1,765, meaning non‑authenticated households could face a substantial increase in cooking‑gas costs.
The government estimates the implicit subsidy for a 14.2 kg cylinder at around ₹210 per refill for September 2026, down from a peak of ₹721 in June 2026. To keep domestic LPG affordable, it paid OMCs ₹22,000 crore in FY 2022‑23 and ₹30,000 crore each in FY 2025‑26 and FY 2026‑27, yet accumulated under‑recoveries of public‑sector OMCs on domestic LPG have risen to more than ₹62,000 crore as of 31 August 2026.
Consumers who have not yet authenticated must register their choice of cylinder size through the oil marketing companies’ digital channels – web portals, mobile apps, WhatsApp chatbots, IVRS or other available platforms – before the October deadline.
The Ministry said the BAA linkage is intended to ensure that subsidised LPG reaches genuine, deserving households, curb diversion of domestic cylinders for commercial or industrial use, eliminate duplicate or ineligible connections, and make subsidy delivery more transparent and targeted.