After a prolonged debate over the safety of the gig workers, over 10-minute delivery of grocery items, the government asked the companies not to make such promises to the customers
With that comes an end to the years of marketing of quick-commerce. But the gig workers have urged their employers to denounce the fast delivery promise publicly.
Following a nudge from the Union Labour and Employment Ministry, Zomato-owned Blinkit dropped the promise of quick delivery earlier this week. As per a Deccan Herald survey, 61% of consumers in Bengaluru support the government’s move. The report further stated that out of the 16,245 people surveyed, 31 per cent said they did not want 10-minute delivery.
Labour minister Santosh Lad told Deccan Herald that the Gig Workers Welfare Board will be constituted by February
In addition, Joine Commissioner of Police (Traffic) Karthik Reddy welcomed the move. He said, “This should cut the traffic violations by delivery workers.”
The matter was taken up at the Parliament by AAP MP Raghav Chadha, which was followed by a series of social media posts, leaving the internet divided into two opinions. A strike by the gig workers during the last week of December 2025 also followed this.
