Mysore/Mysuru, May 5 -- Effective from today (May 5), it is mandatory to provide One Time Password (OTP) to obtain 5-kg Free Trade LPG (FTL) cylinder, with the period of booking for refill restricted to 10 days.

LPG Distributors Association of India (LDAI) State President Mehul J. Patel told Star of Mysore, earlier it was not mandatory to provide OTP for the supply of 5-kg FTL. Now, the OTP has been made compulsory by the prominent three oil supply companies HP, Indane and Bharat Gas, only to check the misuse associated with it.

The FTL cylinder is supplied to migrant labourers, tea stalls and students, but now, apart from regulating the supplies, the agencies should adequately maintain the records related to its stock.

That apart, the...