Civil supplies minister Jupalli Krishna Rao on Monday asked officials to take action against a gas agency in Srinagar Colony that was allegedly violating rules and causing hardship to consumers.
He expressed his displeasure at the functioning of the chief rationing officer, his staff and representatives of oil companies, as they had failed to prevent gas distribution agencies from flouting rules with ease.
The minister, who conducted surprise checks at gas agencies in Srinagar Colony and Jubilee Hills to verify complaints of cooking gas shortage on Monday, had a first-hand feedback from consumers and also customers calling up the gas agency telephone. He found that there was no proper entry of the customer details at one of the gas agencies and asked for a detailed enquiry.
The minister assured consumers that the government would not hesitate to cancel the licenses of gas agencies that were found to be indulging in malpractices. He asked officials to book cases against two erring gas agencies that were selling gas ignoring the official seniority list to fresh customers.
Last week, the minister toured some gas agencies in Vanasthalipuram and directed civil supplies officials to order an enquiry against an agency for selling gas refills to customers out-of-turn.
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