Blinkit has launched an ambulance service in Bengaluru, initially covering Domlur, Indiranagar, BTM Layout and Bommanahalli, with critical emergency transfers available free of charge and non-emergency bookings priced at Rs 2,500.
The quick commerce platform is operating four ambulances across two depots, according to Albinder Dhindsa, CEO of Blinkit’s parent company Eternal. Users can request an ambulance directly through the Blinkit app.
The Bengaluru launch adds an app-based ambulance option in four areas of the city, while the company prepares to expand its operational capacity. Blinkit is also hiring paramedics, ambulance pilots and general duty assistants over the coming days, the company said.
In addition to the ambulance fleet, Blinkit has operationalised an ambulance training academy in Horamavu in northeast Bengaluru. The academy is part of the company’s effort to build the personnel capacity required for the service as it grows across the city.
The company has introduced a flat Rs 2,500 charge for non-emergency bookings. Critical emergency transfers will remain free, while the service had been free until last month in other cities, according to the report.
The distinction between emergency and non-emergency bookings establishes separate access and pricing arrangements for users. The service’s current coverage is limited to the four announced Bengaluru areas, with wider availability dependent on the company’s planned recruitment and expansion.
Blinkit’s entry into ambulance operations comes through an existing digital platform that allows users to request services through its app. The company has not announced a citywide rollout timeline beyond stating that it will expand the service across Bengaluru after adding paramedics, ambulance pilots and general duty assistants.
For residents in the four covered areas, the immediate change is the availability of a dedicated ambulance-booking option within the Blinkit application. The company’s next stated steps are recruitment and expansion of coverage across the city.
