Zomato, Blinkit enable 1 lakh-plus delivery partners to file ITRs, facilitate ₹18 crore in refunds
The platforms’ subsidised in-app tax-filing support reached delivery partners across 905 cities; 73% of filers submitted an ITR for the first time. The initiative extends their financial-wellbeing offer beyond insurance, savings and pension support.
Zomato and Blinkit enabled over one lakh delivery partners to file ITRs through their apps across 905 cities, facilitating Rs 18 crore in refunds. The subsidised service forms part of wider financial-wellbeing, insurance, savings and pension support for gig workers.
Why this matters
Zomato’s tax-filing initiative extends delivery-partner support beyond insurance, savings and pensions; a resurfaced July 2021 signal showed retail investors leading its IPO’s Day 1 subscription.
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