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Blinkit services were disrupted in Delhi-NCR on Wednesday after delivery partners of the grocery delivery application went on a strike against the new pay structure. Blinkit has changed the incentive system by reducing delivery rates for executives. The workers staged protests in Gurugram, Faridabad and several other parts of Delhi-NCR. Later, they approached the Gurugram District Commissioner. The Haryana Labour Department has sent a notice to Blinkit after workers approached the officials on Wednesday. Nitin, a worker, said he used to get ?50 per delivery according to the old rate card. “Now it is between ?7 to ?18 per delivery. Earlier, we used to get ?50 for three km. Now we will get just ?18 for 3 km. Each order weighs a maximum of 20 kg. If we don’t deliver at the doorsteps, they terminate us. No one is here to support us. So, we have decided to protest by striking work,” he added.
