Delhi bike taxi ban puts Swiggy and Zomato delivery partners in a fix

Although the order applies to taxi services only, companies claim their delivery partners have been unfairly targeted and issued challans by the police

It was a routine delivery run for Piyush Kumar, a delivery partner for Swiggy, on the morning of February 21, when he was stopped by Regional Transport Office (RTO) officials.

After being slapped with a Rs 5,500 fine and having his motorcycle impounded, the father of two was rendered unable to work for the next five days.

“The police are fining us riders baselessly. Paying off such hefty amounts is not realistic for us,” he said. “I am hoping to get a refund and some more clarity from the government on the new bike taxi policy so that instances like