Swiggy to Onboard 36,000 Street Food Vendors Under PM Street Vendor's AtmaNirbhar Nidhi Scheme
4 years ago

Swiggy to Onboard 36,000 Street Food Vendors Under PM Street Vendor's AtmaNirbhar Nidhi Scheme

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Swiggy has announced the expansion of its Street Food Vendors programme that is said to benefit 36,000 sellers from 125 cities in India. The online food delivery company has joined hands with the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs to bring street food sellers on its platform under the Prime Minister Street Vendor’s AtmaNibhar Nidhi Scheme. Swiggy in a blog post further notes that with the PM SVANidhi scheme, street vendors will find a platform for better discovery in order to revive business affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. Swiggy explains that the PM SVANidhi scheme, in collaboration with the platform, aims to provide working capital loans to street food vendors, while also boosting their business through online ordering.

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How Zomato, Swiggy, Zepto are achieving disruptive 10-min food deliveries
4 days, 6 hours ago

How Zomato, Swiggy, Zepto are achieving disruptive 10-min food deliveries

Hindustan Times  

Food delivery apps in India are promising to bring biryani to hot beverages at customers’ doorsteps in under 10 minutes, as competition for impatient consumers intensifies among digital platforms. Bolt accounts for 5% of Swiggy’s total food delivery orders within two months of its launch, Sidharth Bhakoo, chief business officer of food marketplace at Swiggy said in an email. “When …

Swiggy plans to add over 430 Instamart dark stores by March, eyes contribution break-even next year
2 weeks, 6 days ago

Swiggy plans to add over 430 Instamart dark stores by March, eyes contribution break-even next year

Live Mint  

Newly listed food and grocery delivery firm Swiggy is looking to increase its Instamart dark store count from around 600 to nearly 1,046 by March 2025 as well as increase their average size by 30-35% to keep up with the growing demand for wider assortment in the highly competitive quick commerce sector. Overall, Swiggy expects to more than double its …

Swiggy to take 10-minute Bolt food delivery to tier 2 and 3 cities; Roorkie, Patna & Nashik on list
3 weeks, 1 day ago

Swiggy to take 10-minute Bolt food delivery to tier 2 and 3 cities; Roorkie, Patna & Nashik on list

Live Mint  

The food delivery and quick commerce platform Swiggy Limited on Monday announced that it was expanding its Swiggy Bolt delivery business to key markets in tier 2 and tier 3 cities and towns. The Bolt business allows users to order food in 10 minutes from popular restaurants and QSRs, Swiggy said in an official statement. Idlis come warm and fluffy, …

Motilal Oswal initiates coverage on Swiggy, sees 16% upside; here’s what the brokerage says
1 month ago

Motilal Oswal initiates coverage on Swiggy, sees 16% upside; here’s what the brokerage says

Live Mint  

Swiggy, the recently-listed food tech company, has garnered significant attention from leading domestic brokerage firms. While Zomato currently holds a leadership position in both food delivery and quick commerce, Swiggy’s user base appears more mature and loyal. “Although Zomato has captured more market share in food delivery, Swiggy’s cohorts demonstrate higher stickiness and better GOV/MTU ratios,” the brokerage stated. Motilal …

Swiggy invites delivery partners to ring the listing bell: ‘Sharing gratitude’
1 month, 1 week ago

Swiggy invites delivery partners to ring the listing bell: ‘Sharing gratitude’

Hindustan Times  

Food delivery giant Swiggy, which was listed on the exchanges on November 13, had two of its delivery partners join its leadership team, including co-founders Sriharsha Majety and Nandan Reddy, to ring the ceremonial bell at the National Stock Exchange. Khan, a Bengaluru native, joined Swiggy seven years ago, fresh out of college while he was facing a difficult personal …

Swiggy Instamart launches 24x7 free delivery in these three cities
2 months, 3 weeks ago

Swiggy Instamart launches 24x7 free delivery in these three cities

Hindustan Times  

Swiggy Instamart rolled out 24x7 free delivery services across Delhi-NCR. Swiggy Instamart introduces 24x7 free delivery in Delhi-NCR, delivering groceries and essentials within 10-15 minutes. The company said in a press release, "Swiggy Instamart becomes the first quick commerce platform to launch 24x7 free delivery service in Delhi NCR, just in time for the festive season. The quick commerce platform …

Gig workers step in as commute turns tiresome
8 months, 4 weeks ago

Gig workers step in as commute turns tiresome

The Hindu  

One cannot step on the streets without noticing those in red, orange, green, and now dark blue T-shirts. Better paying job Ganesh, who recently switched from a food delivery app to a plain delivery app, says he took up the second job since it pays better. Tamil Nadu Food and Other Delivery Personnel Union leader S. Ramakrishna says that a …

Urban Agenda | After 10 years of vending law, 4 of PM SVANidhi scheme, are hawkers leading a better life?
9 months, 1 week ago

Urban Agenda | After 10 years of vending law, 4 of PM SVANidhi scheme, are hawkers leading a better life?

Hindustan Times  

On March 14, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said that his government was the first to safeguard the interests of street vendors. The Street Vendors Act received the President’s assent on March 4, 2014, after it was introduced by the erstwhile Manmohan Singh-led United Progressive Alliance government and passed by both houses of parliament. Until the Street Vendors Act, 2014 was …

Swiggy reveals Mumbai customer ordered food worth ₹42.3 lakh
1 year ago

Swiggy reveals Mumbai customer ordered food worth ₹42.3 lakh

Hindustan Times  

As 2023 draws to a close, various brands such as Spotify, YouTube, Google and more are sharing their annual 'wrap' reports and top trending searches on them. Swiggy shared that another person from Hyderabad ordered ₹ 6 lakh worth of idlis. One of the most surprising things revealed in this report was that a customer from Mumbai ordered food worth …

Swiggy lays off over 6% staff to tame costs
1 year, 11 months ago

Swiggy lays off over 6% staff to tame costs

Live Mint  

Food and grocery delivery aggregator Swiggy has laid off 380 employees or nearly 6% of its 6,000-strong staff, becoming the latest to join the flurry of layoffs in India’s startup ecosystem. The delivery platform’s co-founder and chief executive, Sriharsha Majety cited macroeconomic headwinds and a shrinking growth of food delivery businesses as the reason behind the layoffs. “While our cash …

More than 9,000 street food vendors on food delivery apps under Central scheme
1 year, 11 months ago

More than 9,000 street food vendors on food delivery apps under Central scheme

The Hindu  

More than 9,000 street food vendors have joined food delivery platforms such as Swiggy and Zomato as part of a Central scheme, making a wider market accessible to them. Through such partnerships through the Prime Minister Street Vendor’s AtmaNirbhar Nidhi scheme, a wider market has been made accessible to both vendors and consumers, Union Minister for Urban Affairs Hardip Singh …

Swiggy delivered 3.5 lakh Biriyanis on New Year’s Eve, 75.4% were THIS variety
1 year, 11 months ago

Swiggy delivered 3.5 lakh Biriyanis on New Year’s Eve, 75.4% were THIS variety

Live Mint  

Food delivery aggregators have once again successfully satisfied the foodie in millions of Indians celebrating on New Year's Eve. Swiggy on Sunday informed that on New Year's Eve, 31 December 2022, the food delivery aggregator has delivered 3.5 lakh biriyani and 2.5 lakh pizza across the country. Bawarchi, one of top biryani selling restaurants in Hyderabad delivered two biryanis per …

52,000 hawkers sign up for PM Svanidhi loan scheme, 48,000 to go
2 years ago

52,000 hawkers sign up for PM Svanidhi loan scheme, 48,000 to go

Hindustan Times  

Mumbai: The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation has issued a letter of recommendation to 52,000 hawkers so that they can be beneficiaries of a loan under the Prime Minister Street Vendor Atma Nirbhar Nidhi Scheme from any nationalised bank. he housing and urban affairs ministry launched the PM SVANidhi scheme to empower street vendors by not only extending loans to them but …

Swiggy shuts The Bowl Company in Delhi-NCR after pilot
2 years ago

Swiggy shuts The Bowl Company in Delhi-NCR after pilot

Live Mint  

Food delivery platform Swiggy, run by Bundl Technologies Pvt. The Bowl Company operates in other cities, including Chennai, Hyderabad, and Bengaluru where it was first launched in 2017. “The expansion of The Bowl Company in Delhi/ NCR was an experiment we ran to bring new food experiences to users. We will continue to invest and grow The Bowl Company in …

Three Indian cities placed more orders than the population of Canada, Swiggy finds
2 years, 3 months ago

Three Indian cities placed more orders than the population of Canada, Swiggy finds

The Hindu  

Two years after introducing Swiggy Instamart, an instant delivery service, the company shared that it now has close to nine million lifetime users in more than 25 cities. With metro cities, Bangalore, Mumbai, Hyderabad and Chennai placing the most orders The company also shared that Mumbai, Bangalore, Delhi, Chennai and Hyderabad saw the maximum orders for distress items. The company …

Get savvy or go bust: Street food joints in Delhi reinvent after Covid shock
3 years, 1 month ago

Get savvy or go bust: Street food joints in Delhi reinvent after Covid shock

Hindustan Times  

Satish Kumar sells kachoris on a cart in east Delhi’s Shahdara. Innovation is the key to survival for street food vendors,” says Arora, who also uses his account to connect with food bloggers, and requests them to write reviews. Before the pandemic, we had a hard time convincing them to maintain hygiene, but what we could not achieve, the pandemic …

Hyderabad hawkers deprived of availing PM SVANidhi
3 years, 4 months ago

Hyderabad hawkers deprived of availing PM SVANidhi

Deccan Chronicle  

HYDERABAD: Hyderabad which received ‘Creative City of Gastronomy’ award from UNESCO, in 2019 failed to stick to the vital parameter of keeping the importance of hawkers and their efforts in strengthening the urban economy. This apart, non-regularisation of street vendors has left several thousands of them unable to reclaim their ‘vending zones’ after the footpath encroachment removal drive in 2018. …

Swiggy to onboard nearly 30,000 street food vendors under PM SVANidhi scheme
4 years ago

Swiggy to onboard nearly 30,000 street food vendors under PM SVANidhi scheme

Hindustan Times  

Food delivery platform Swiggy on Thursday announced the expansion of its “Street Food Vendors” programme to 125 cities under the Prime Minister Street Vendor’s Atmanibhar Nidhi scheme. PM SVANidhi or Pradhan Mantri Street Vendor’s Atmanirbhar Nidhi scheme, was launched on June 1, 2020, by the ministry of housing and urban affairs to help street vendors, who were impacted by the …

Swiggy aims to bring 36,000 street vendors online with PM’s AtmaNibhar Nidhi
4 years ago

Swiggy aims to bring 36,000 street vendors online with PM’s AtmaNibhar Nidhi

Live Mint  

Food delivery platform Swiggy on Thursday announced the expansion of its street food vendors programme to 125 cities under the Prime Minister Street Vendor's AtmaNibhar Nidhi Scheme. The SVANidhi Scheme has received loan applications from 1.47 lakh street food vendors so far. Understanding that it is equally important to train the vendors on digital skills such as handling the partner …

PM Modi hails street vendors, slams Oppn
4 years, 1 month ago

PM Modi hails street vendors, slams Oppn

Hindustan Times  

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday said his government has acknowledged the honesty and hard work of street vendors by offering them loans that were inaccessible to the poor in the past even as he sharpened his criticism of the opposition. PM Modi’s comments came a day before the first round of the three-phase Bihar elections beginning Tuesday. With PM …

Swiggy to bring street food-vendors on its app, govt signs MoU
4 years, 2 months ago

Swiggy to bring street food-vendors on its app, govt signs MoU

Op India  

In an effort to bring the street food vendors into the fold of the online market, the Modi government has signed an MoU with food tech major Swiggy to bring street food vendors onboard of the e-commerce platform. Under the Prime Minister Street Vendor’s AtmaNibhar Nidhi mission, the Modi government intends to help these street vendors to expand their business, …

Swiggy turns to hyperlocal
4 years, 3 months ago

Swiggy turns to hyperlocal

Live Mint  

Bengaluru: Food tech unicorn Swiggy has ventured into different hyperlocal categories in a bid to get dormant customers back and give them more reasons to use the app, as food delivery volumes continue to be impacted from the ongoing pandemic. In sharp contrast, its rival Zomato, which entered the grocery delivery space earlier this year, scaled back its hyperlocal services …

PM to interact with street vendor beneficiaries of govt scheme in Madhya Pradesh
4 years, 3 months ago

PM to interact with street vendor beneficiaries of govt scheme in Madhya Pradesh

Live Mint  

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will interact with beneficiaries of the PM Street Vendors' Aatmanirbhar Nidhi scheme from Madhya Pradesh on Wednesday, the Prime Minister's Office said in a statement. The Union government had launched the PM SVANidhi scheme on June 1 to help poor street vendors impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic resume livelihood activities. Modi will also interact with three …

Indians stick to Biryani during lockdowns: Swiggy
4 years, 5 months ago

Indians stick to Biryani during lockdowns: Swiggy

Live Mint  

New Delhi: With out-of-home meals out of bounds and the lockdowns weighing heavy on consumers stuck at home, Indians ordered biryani, as the most favored dish over the last three months. In all, Swiggy delivered 40 million orders across food, groceries, medicines and other household items during India's lockdowns, the online food delivery platform said in its StatEATistics report: The …

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