Blinkit launches 10-minute ambulance service, starting with Gurugram

Quick-commerce company Blinkit is launching a 10-minute ambulance service in Gurugram, with plans to expand the service to other cities in India in the next two years, announced Blinkit CEO Albinder Dhindsa on X on January 2. While the first five ambulances will immediately take to the roads of Gurugram, more users will be able to book a Basic Life Support ambulance through the Blinkit app. You never know when you may save a life.” A promotional image that he shared showed a flat fee of ₹2,000 for the ambulance service, along with warnings that the service did not support neonatal or ventilator care. While many social media users lauded the 10-minute ambulance announcement, others criticised private players such as Blinkit for capitalising on a life-saving service that should have been provided free of cost and with acceptable operating standards by the government.