India: Radio waves to track misuse of LPG

HYDERABAD: To curb misuse of domestic gas refills, oil majors are planning to use radio frequency identification (RFID) tags to track each and every LPG cylinder. This system is likely to come into force in the next two months in the city.

The three oil public sector undertaking (PSUs) companies-Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Limited (HPCL), Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited (BPCL) and Indian Oil Corporation Limited (IOCL)-are planning to use RFID to keep tabs on cylinders right from the filling unit to the customer’s doorstep.


Though several measures have been taken by the consumer affairs and civil supplies department to check illegal use of LPG refills, thousands of refills are still being diverted.

“It is a tough task for both the civil supplies department and oil companies to track the LPG refills. We have now chosen to track the refills through RFID tag,” Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited (BPCL) territory manager Ashok Dharma Raju told TOI.

Times of India