Hate long queues at petrol pumps? Soon get petrol and diesel delivered at your doorstep

At least 3.5 crore people currently visit 59,595 petrol pumps in the country. Due to heavy rush, long queues are often witnessed at petrol pumps.

By: News Desk |
April 22, 2017 8:36 am

In a bid to provide relief to the people from long queues at petrol pumps, the union government is mulling the introduction of home delivery of petrol and diesel. “Options being explored where petro-products may be door delivered to consumers on pre-booking,” the oil ministry took to Twitter and announced this is in a series of tweets.

“Options being explored where petro products may be door delivered to consumers on pre booking” @dpradhanbjp (1/2)

— Petroleum Ministry (@PetroleumMin) April 21, 2017

“Would help consumers avoid spending excessive time and long queues at fuel stations,”said another tweet. Home delivery of fuel is being mulled as the world’s third biggest oil consumer experiments with daily price revision of petrol and diesel at select towns beginning May 1.

“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 currently visit 59,595 petrol pumps in the country for buying auto fuel. Due to heavy rush, long queues are often witnessed at petrol pumps, leading to congestion on roads.

Annually, Rs 2,500 crore of fuel is bought at petrol pumps and now a part of it being talked of being home delivered.

“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

The consumption of fuel in our country is quite high as India consumed 23.8 million tons of petrol and 76 million tons of diesel in 2016-17 fiscal. This was higher than 21.8 million tons of petrol and 74.6 million tons of diesel consumed in the previous 2015-16 financial year.

The ministry also stated that a parliamentary consultative committee met in Srinagar today to discuss ‘digital modes of payment’ at fuel outlets.

Notably, State-owned oil marketing companies IOC, BPCL and HPCL give 0.75 per cent discount on fuel purchase via cashless mode.