New Delhi, May 7 -- Reliance Jio has halted its plans to launch an express home delivery service after a similar initiative by Bharti Airtel and Blinkit was barred by the Department of Telecommunications (DoT) on national security grounds, according to a report by Economic Times.

Airtel and Blinkit had announced their plan to deliver SIM cards within 10 minutes in 16 cities across the country last month. The service was being offered at a charge of Rs.49, allowing customers to activate their numbers within 15 days using Aadhaar-based KYC authentication.

Jio had also announced its plan to roll out a similar service in a letter written to DoT secretary Neeraj Mittal on April 16. Espousing the benefits of such a service, Jio wrote (as quot...