Oil Marketing Companies, viz IndianOil, BPCL & HPCL are now offering an upfront discount of Rs 5/- on every LPG refill to all LPG customers who will book and pay for their LPG cylinders online. Customers can make payment through existing online modes i.e net banking, credit & debit cards at the time of web-booking their refills.
Customers will get the discounted amount displayed on their screens – i.e. net amount i.e refill RSP minus (-) incentive amount of Rs.5/- which they need to pay for their refill transactions. The net discounted amount will also be shown on the cash memo accompanying the home-delivery of the LPG cylinder.
Under the aegis of Ministry of Petroleum & Natural Gas, it the endeavor of all Oil Marketing Companies aim to encourage consumers to increasingly shift to such payment modes through digital platforms to achieve the objective of no-cash or less-cash based transactions. The incentive will encourage more and more LPG consumers to go for cashless mode transactions.
The scheme is good. But even booking online, by sms or IVRS facilities have not been implemented here in Hnahthial, Mizoram. You go to online booking page and you will see "Dealer not active for past 48 hours" displayed in red. So, Online payment is way beyond practicability in this area. I wish the authorities here are keen to implement this new venture in my area.
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