Following his interaction, the Congress leader accused the BJP of turning a blind eye to the systemic injustices and hardships faced by these gig workers.
Aam Aadmi Party MP Raghav Chadha on Wednesday said he had spent a day as a delivery partner to understand firsthand the pressure and challenges associated with the job.
The margins EBITDA for the quick commerce giants like Eternal (Zomato and Blinkit) has been reduced by 15-20 per cent for FY26-27 by UBS on Wednesday. On Tuesday government has asked major delivery aggregators to remove the mandatory 10-minute delivery deadline.
The Confederation of All India Traders (CAIT) has strongly welcomed the Central Government's decision to impose a ban on the 10-minute delivery service offered by quick commerce platforms. CAIT described the decision, taken under the guidance of Hon'ble Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi, as
Union Labour Minister Mansukh Mandaviya has persuaded major delivery aggregators to remove the mandatory 10-minute delivery deadline, following a series of sustained interventions, sources said Tuesday.
The AAP MP criticised the platforms for labelling striking workers as miscreants, saying that he was happy his Parliamentary intervention had sparked a debate.
He said the CEOs of the food delivery apps, and the gig workers can come and sit together to discuss what is right and what went wrong to close the matter. "Even after the repeated threats from the CEOs, the gig workers continued the peaceful strikes resulting in delays in 60% of orders," he
Sanjeev Bikhchandani, founder of Naukri.com and Non-Executive Director of Eternal, once again expressed his support for Zomato Founder Deepinder Goyal on X regarding the welfare of gig workers following a recent strike call. Bikhchandani stated that discussions concerning delivery partner
Average hourly earnings for delivery partners at Zomato increased by approximately 10.9 per cent year-on-year in 2025, reaching Rs 102 compared to Rs 92 in 2024, according to data shared by Deepinder Goyal, Founder of Eternal. The figures, which exclude tips, reflect a steady growth in ea
In response to Goyal's post on X, Bikhchandani called Chadha a "champagne socialist" for marrying a film star, having a designer wedding in Udaipur, and celebrating their first anniversary in the Maldives, questioning the audacity to criticise the alleged exploitation of gig workers.
Aam Aadmi Party MP Raghav Chadha on Friday demanded fair working treatment for the delivery riders of instant-commerce companies such as Zomato, Swiggy, and Blinkit etc., saying that it is time that companies start to realise their importance in their organisational growth.