Overview
- Union Labour Minister Mansukh Mandaviya met Blinkit, Zepto, Zomato and Swiggy and urged them to end fixed time guarantees to protect delivery workers.
- Blinkit removed the 10-minute claim from its platforms and revised its tagline to “30,000+ products delivered at your doorstep.”
- Zepto, Zomato and Swiggy assured the ministry they would strip delivery-time commitments from branding, ads and social media.
- Gig worker unions welcomed the move as a safety win, while AAP MP Raghav Chadha highlighted riders’ experiences and thanked the Centre for intervening.
- The shift comes alongside draft labour-code rules that would extend minimum earnings and social security to gig and platform workers, with eligibility linked to days worked.