Petrol, diesel home delivery: Soon, fuel at your doorstep on online booking

Govt has roped in oil marketing companies to increase digital transactions in the sector

Oil marketing companies like Indian Oil Corporation, Bharat Petroleum Corporation and Hindustan Petroleum Corporation will soon go the e-commerce way as the government plans home delivery of petrol and diesel.

Sources in the know said Petroleum Minister Dharmendra Pradhan presented the idea at a meeting of the consultative committee of members of Parliament in Srinagar on Friday. 

The move is aimed at increasing digital transactions in the sector.

“This would increase the number of digital transactions and would become more comfortable for consumers. Besides, it would cut long queues at fuel stations as the same would be delivered at consumers’