A password to fill up tanks at fuel pumps

According to the plan, the tankers carrying fuel from terminals to dealer outlets would have an electronic key (e-key)

After a wake-up call from Uttar Pradesh's petrol pump chip scam, government-owned oil marketing companies Indian Oil Corporation (IOC), Hindustan Petroleum Corporation (HPCL) and Bharat Petroleum Corporation (BPCL) are tightening end-to-end monitoring of product movement and dispensing. They now plan to introduce “e-key” facility as part of their strategy to have complete automation and real-time monitoring of their 55,000-odd outlets in the country by December 2018.

According to the plan, the tankers carrying fuel from terminals to dealer outlets would not just have global positioning system (GPS) tracking but also an electronic key (e-key). The tanker can be opened through