A lot of households in India have now begun using PNG or Piped Natural Gas in their kitchens. Piped gas is now considered a better alternative to LPG (Liquified Petroleum Gas). So, rather than waiting for your LPG cylinder to arrive every other month, you can now just turn on the tap to use gas in your kitchen, similar to electricity or water utilities. Furthermore, you can even do a gas bill check online nowadays.
It goes without saying that gas is one of the most basic utilities for any household. To use this basic utility, you need to pay the bill monthly as per the charges. If you fail to pay the bill, you will attract late bill payment fees and ultimately suspension of the service. We know how hard it can be if your gas connection is suddenly suspended when you are trying to cook a meal. Therefore, you need to know how to do a gas bill check every month and then pay the bill on time.
The Airtel Thanks app, can be of your assistance here. Here’s how.
How to check gas bills using Airtel Thanks app
Gas bill online check becomes quite easy with the Airtel Thanks app. It will help you to check the bill and even pay the amount easily using the app.
Step 1
If already downloaded, open the Airtel Thanks app on your smartphone. If you have not downloaded the app, you can do so from the Google Play Store or iOS store.
Step 2
Locate the ‘Pay’ or “Bank” option on the bottom of the screen. Tap on it.
Step 3
Here, you will see a header named ‘Recharge & Pay bills.’ Different services are listed as follows:
- Prepaid
- Postpaid
- DTH
- Broadband/Landline
- Electricity
- Book cylinder
- FASTag recharge
If you can’t find the tab named ‘piped gas’, click on ‘more’. You will see headers like Recharges, Utilities, Finances and Taxes, & others.
Step 4
Tap on ‘Piped Gas’ under the Utilities header.
Step 5
As you know, there are various operators which provide piped gas in different regions. You need to select your operator’s name from the drop-down list.
Here’s a list of operators available on the Airtel Thanks app for a gas bill check.
- Aavantika Gas Ltd.
- Adani Gas
- Assam Gas Company Limited
- Bhagyanagar Gas Limited
- Central U.P. Gas Limited
- Charotar Gas Sahakari Mandali Ltd.
- GAIL Gas Limited
- GAIL India Limited
- Green Gas Limited (GGL)
- Gujarat Gas Limited
- Gujarat State Petronet Limited
- Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Ltd- Piped Gas
- IRM Energy Private Limited
- Indian Oil Corporation Ltd- Piped Gas
- India Oil-Adani Gas Private Limited
- Indraprastha Gas
- Mahanagar Gas Limited
- Megha Gas
- Naveriya Gas Pvt. Ltd.
- Sabarmati Gas Limited (SGL)
- Tripura Natural Gas
- Unique Central Piped Gases Pvt. Ltd. (UCPGPL)
- Vadodara Gas Limited
Find your operator and select from the drop-down.
Step 6
You need to enter the Customer ID or BP number or consumer code etc., to proceed.
Hit ‘Proceed’ after entering the number.
You will be able to see your gas bill and see an option to pay it directly using the Airtel Thanks app. If you pay your gas bill using the Airtel Payments Bank or Airtel Money Wallet, you will be eligible for a cashback of Rs. 20 for a bill of Rs. 700 and above.
By using these steps, you now know how to check if your gas bill is paid or not.
What is the BP no. or customer identification code for gas bill check?
Every customer of any operator providing piped gas is assigned a unique number. This unique number is used to identify a customer and all his/her records are saved under this particular number.
Each operator has their specific term for the number. For example, the GAIL India Limited calls it a BP or Business Partner No. whereas the Central U.P. Gas Limited has termed it as Customer code or CRN number. The purpose served by this unique set of numbers is the same.
Therefore, if you want to know how to check GAIL gas bill online, you need to first pull up your old receipt to know your BP number. With the BP number in place, you can use the Airtel Thanks app to check and pay the bills.
Now, you don’t need to conduct a Google search for ‘How to check my gas bill online’ every time you want to pay or check your bill amount. Cooking gas booking and online recharge is now easier than ever before.
Just download the Airtel Thanks app, check, and pay your gas bill online.
If you are looking for instant payments, transfer money to your Airtel Wallet and make instant payments. Download the app today to explore its other features too!