RIL, OMCs prepare to push doorstep delivery of fuel

More than two years after the idea of doorstep delivery of fuels was mooted, Reliance Industries (RIL) is preparing to enter the fray. The state-run oil marketing companies (OMCs), on their part, will add at least 500 doorstep fuel delivery vehicles within the current financial year.

The OMCs — Indian Oil, BPCL and HPCL — will soon be issuing advertisements to select interested start-ups and entrepreneurs to enter the field, said a source. Meanwhile, “to take the fuel delivery to customer’s doorstep, RIL is working on next generation business models,” the company noted in its annual report for 2018-19.