NOC faces backlash over ID requirement for LPG buyers
Summary
Nepal Oil Corporation’s new rule requiring citizenship certificates or National ID cards to buy LPG cylinders in the Kathmandu Valley has sparked widespread criticism. The corporation says the measure is a temporary trial to prevent hoarding and may be revised if it proves impractical.
Key Points
- Nepal Oil Corporation required customers to show a citizenship certificate or National Identity Card to buy LPG cylinders at designated Kathmandu Valley distribution points.
- The move was criticized by lawmakers, rights activists and the public as bureaucratic, impractical and a privacy risk.
- NOC executive director Nagendra Sah said the rule was meant to curb hoarding and could be reviewed if it proves burdensome.
