Blinkit, the quick-commerce company, has declared the launch of a 10-minute ambulance benefit in Gurugram, with plans to grow to other major cities in India inside the following two years. CEO Albinder Dhindsa uncovered the activity by means of a post on X, highlighting that the benefit would be prepared with essential medical equipment such as oxygen cylinders, AEDs (Automated External Defibrillators), stretchers, and crisis solutions. The ambulances will moreover have a paramedic, an assistant, and a prepared driver onboard.

The to begin with five ambulances will start working in Gurugram, with users able to book a Basic Life Support (BLS) ambulance through the Blinkit app. Dhindsa underlined that the benefit would be given at a reasonable fetched, with the objective of tending to a basic issue without prioritizing benefit. “We will work this benefit at a reasonable fetched for clients and contribute to truly solving this basic issue for the long term,” he said.

A promotional image shared by Dhindsa appeared a level expense of Rs 2,000 for the rescue vehicle benefit, in spite of the fact that it noted that the benefit would not bolster neonatal or ventilator care. Whereas numerous social media clients praised the activity, others criticized private players like Blinkit for monetizing a life-saving benefit that they contended ought to be free and given by the government.

Zomato CEO Deepinder Goyal congratulated Dhindsa, calling the benefit a groundbreaking activity. "Speedy is not fair approximately commerce. It’s almost saving lives as well. This is a first in the world," Goyal posted on X.

source: bwdisrupt.