Why does Blinkit indicate "Temporarily Unavailable"?

Reportedly, Blinkit has been forced to close more than 100 dark stores over the past three days throughout Delhi, Gurugram, Faridabad, Greater Noida, Noida amd Ghaziabad as a result of the continuing delivery worker strikes.

In the past several days, numerous Blinkit users have experienced problems placing orders in various parts of the Delhi-NCR region. Many users have reported that upon opening the application in many location is currently displaying, "Temporarily unavailable" due to ongoing maintenance. Are you having trouble using Blinkit to place orders? Here is the explanation to clarify your doubts.

The delivery partners of Zomato-owned rapid delivery grocery unit 'Blinkit', are protesting the platform's decision to reduce the payment received by the delivery person for each delivery. As a result, several delivery partners in Delhi-NCR region have protested against the same. They believe that this step will significantly lower their pay.

The delivery executives at Blinkit would now be paid a minimum of Rs 15 instead of Rs 25 on every delivery, citing the company's updated compensation structure. In the previous few days, clients of the grocery unit have found it difficult to place orders through the application.

Reportedly, Blinkit has been forced to close more than 100 dark stores over the past three days throughout Delhi, Gurugram, Faridabad, Greater Noida, Noida amd Ghaziabad as a result of the continuing delivery worker strikes. According to sources, more stores are likely to close down in the upcoming days. These places are shown on the Blinkit app as being "temporarily unavailable" due to the closing of these dark stores, it is thought.

Many videos surfacing on the social media also revealed Blinkit's delivery executives demonstrating protests over the altered payment schedule.