Petroleum products to be sold on e-commerce platforms soon: Pradhan

Idea was first mooted in a meeting of the consultative committee of members of Parliament in Srinagar on April 21

Soon, every petroleum product would be available on e-commerce platforms. “We have already got permissions to do that. When I presented the idea, a lot of people were skeptical, and now it is becoming a reality,” Petroleum Minister Dharmendra Pradhan said, while addressing India Mobile Congress in Delhi on Wednesday.

The idea was first mooted by Pradhan at a meeting of the consultative committee of members of Parliament in Srinagar on April 21. The ministry wanted home delivery of fuel as a push to digital transactions, post demonetisation, and reduce the long queues outside fuel outlets.

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