Airtel partners with Blinkit to deliver SIM cards within 10 minutes

Bharti Airtel has partnered with quick commerce platform Blinkit to deliver SIM cards to customers within 10 minutes, making it the first time a telecom company has announced a partnership like this. The service is currently available in 16 cities including Delhi, Gurgaon, Faridabad, Sonipat, Ahmedabad, Surat, Chennai, Bhopal, Indore, Bengaluru, Mumbai, Pune, Lucknow, Jaipur, Kolkata and Hyderabad.

It will be expanded to other cities soon. 

The service will charge a nominal fee of ₹49. Once the SIM card is delivered, customers can activate them after the Aadhar-based KYC authentication. Alternatively, Airtel customers can access the help centre via the Airtel Thanks App if they need to, or call customer support. 

Users need to activate their SIM card within 15 days of delivery.

“To save customers time and hassle, we’ve collaborated with Airtel to deliver SIM cards directly to customers in select cities, with delivery in just 10 minutes. Blinkit takes care of the delivery, while Airtel makes it easy for customers to complete self-KYC, activate their SIM, and choose between prepaid or postpaid plans. Customers can also opt for number portability, all at their convenience,” said Blinkit founder and CEO Albinder Dhindsa.