To deliver essential items amid the lockdown, Bangalore-based startup Rapido has joined hands with Big Bazaar, BigBasket, and Spencer’s Retail.

This online bike taxi aggregator is also in talks with FreshtoHome, Grofers, Dunzo to help them deliver essential orders, amid this lockdown.

“In addition to this, we are currently in talks with multiple players such as Grofers, Dunzo, FreshtoHome, and others on extending our support to help them deliver essential orders.”

On the collaboration with these brands, Rapido said,

“We are committed to accelerate our existing Rapido-Delivery services to provide for essential supplies during the ongoing lockdown due to COVID-19. We are happy to join hands with Bigbasket, Big Bazaar and Spencer’s Retail to aid the last-mile deliveries of orders to customers across more than 90 cities in the country.”

Rapido is offering Rs 10 lakh worth of group insurance cover for its riders and it also ensured that it will not be charging any commissions from its riders for the delivery of these essential items.