Swiggy Announces COVID-19 Vaccine Cover For Its Fleet Of Delivery Partners
Swiggy, India’s leading on-demand delivery platform, has announced its commitment towards vaccinating its delivery partners by covering 100 per cent of the vaccination cost for its entire fleet of active delivery partners across the country, against COVID-19.
Present in around 500 cities, Swiggy has the country’s largest active delivery fleet with over 2,00,000 partners.
This comes close on the heels of the Central Government’s announcement on the next phase of the nationwide vaccination commencing April 1, 2021, for individuals aged 45 and above.
In the first tranche of the programme, 5,500 of Swiggy’s delivery partners, aged 45 and above will be eligible to opt in for the vaccination. By the end of the program, Swiggy hopes to encourage 2,00,000 plus delivery partners with the choice to get vaccinated as they continue to provide an essential service. The company is also requesting authorities for the prioritisation of delivery partners in the vaccine drive.
Announcing this vaccination programme, Vivek Sunder, COO, Swiggy, said, “Over the past year, our delivery women and men have been a lifeline for the nation, delivering food and other essentials to millions of Indians during their time of need. As we continue to make all efforts to fight the pandemic, we’re prioritising creating awareness across our fleet and extending our Covid cover to include access to vaccination for all delivery partners. We will also cover for the loss of pay when they take the time off to get vaccinated. This is another step in doing our bit for our partners who are supporting not just themselves and their families but also the society as essential service providers.”
Swiggy is working with a healthcare partner to create awareness and communicate the necessary know-hows and precautions by conducting workshops and counselling sessions for its delivery partners before the vaccination.
It will then enable quick and free vaccine access and cover the loss of pay for the period the delivery partner spends in getting both the doses. If the partners choose to get the vaccination at a government facility, Swiggy will continue to cover the loss of pay for that period. Swiggy will also extend its free tele-medicine consultation and app-based support for delivery partners for this program.
All delivery partners engage with Swiggy on a principle to principle basis to provide delivery services to customers. In addition to life insurance, medical and accident cover, through the pandemic, the company has been providing loss of pay cover for partners recovering from COVID-19.
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