New rules for Unified Payment Interface(UPI) and Liquid Petroleum Gas (LPG) come into effect from Monday, June 1, 2026. 

These changes are expected to have deep impacts on the ways your finances and household expenses are managed. 

Here is what has changed: 

UPI 

• Biometric and two-factor prompts for high-value transactions

In order to protect from financial scams, apps like Google Pay, PhonePe and Paytm will stop relying solely on four or six-digit pins for high-value transactions. The apps will now require biometric verification(FaceID/Fingerprint) or third-party two-factor authentication or device-based verification. 

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• Pre-Transaction Name Verification

In order to stop misdirected payments, the UPI apps must mandatorily pull the actual verified name of the recipient of the money via a secure database. The apps will show the full official name of the people before you can make a payment. 

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• ATM withdrawal quotas

UPI cardless transactions will now be counted by banks as part of your monthly free withdrawals, and exceeding this limit will invite fees, just like card transactions.

Mandatory LPG Rules and Guidelines

The authorities are now planning more efficient and faster transactions from Liquid Petroleum Gas(LPG) to Piped Natural Gas(PNG). 

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1. PNG Transition Deadline: If you have recently acquired a PNG connection, you will now have 30 days to terminate your LPG connection. 
2. Restrictions on new bookings: Individuals with an active PNG connection are now banned from purchasing an LPG connection. 
3. Refill Lock-in Extension: Oil Marketing Companies or OMCs have now revised the mandatory gap required between ordering gas cylinders. It is now 25 days for urban areas and 45 days for rural areas. 
4. One House One Connection: Stricter enforcement is being rolled out to ensure single households do not hoard multiple standardised gas connections. 

Why is June 1 the date for the changes? 

The changes in the UPI and the restrictions and new rules governing cooking gas will be implemented from June 1, 2026. But why the date? 

May 31st is usually the hard date by which all technical UPI app frameworks must switch to enhanced security measures. The date is sometimes even decided to preempt a surge in transactions like school fees, summer holiday travel transactions, etc. 

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