According to Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas, you might soon be able to get petrol and diesel home delivered as the ministry is considering the idea in order to cut long queues outside fuel pumps.
Though the plan is still in the consideration stage, the ministry’s tweets reveal that the government at present only plan to do that if the consumer is pre-booking his fuel purchase.
“Options being explored where petro products may be door delivered to consumers on pre booking” @dpradhanbjp (1/2)
— Petroleum Ministry (@PetroleumMin) April 21, 2017
“This would help consumers avoid spending excessive time and long queues at fuel stations” @dpradhanbjp (2/2)
— Petroleum Ministry (@PetroleumMin) April 21, 2017
According to the ministry, at least 3.5 crore people visit fuel station every day and consumer’s buy fuel worth Rs 2,500 crore every year.
“About 3.5 cr people come to fuel stations every day; Rs 2500 Cr worth of transactions every year “ – @dpradhanbjp
— Petroleum Ministry (@PetroleumMin) April 21, 2017
What is more, in the past few months, the ministry has seen a drastic increase in the consumer’s digital transactions with daily cashless transactions increasing from Rs 150 Cr per day to Rs 400 Cr per day.
“Daily cashless transactions increased from Rs 150 Cr per day to Rs 400 Cr per day” @dpradhanbjp
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With more than 86% of its Retail Outlets already being digitalised, the ministry believes that the digital transition, in the coming months, will only improve.
“About 40,000 ROs are with POS, more than 86% of ROs with digital infrastructure today” @dpradhanbjp
— Petroleum Ministry (@PetroleumMin) April 21, 2017
“Over 35,000 consumer awareness campaigns organized in country; OMCs giving 0.75% discount on fuel purchase via cashless mode” @dpradhanbjp
— Petroleum Ministry (@PetroleumMin) April 21, 2017
“3 pronged strategy- rapid expansion of digital payment infra @ fuel statns, awareness campaign & incentivizing consumers” @dpradhanbjp
— Petroleum Ministry (@PetroleumMin) April 21, 2017
“@PetroleumMin took the lead role in digital payment promotion drive” @dpradhanbjp
— Petroleum Ministry (@PetroleumMin) April 21, 2017
Seems like the ministry is making sure that you never run out of fuel. What do you think?
