Blinkit:Zomato’s quick commerce company has come up with the service of getting an ambulance within 10 minutes by booking it through Blinkit app. BlinkIt’s initiative shows the acute shortage of ambulances in India.
be here in ten minutes
Under Blinkit’s service, just as people order food and other items from Blinkit’s app and the goods are delivered to their homes within 10 minutes, people will now be able to book a BLS ambulance on the same app and Will reach them in 10 minutes. Its flat charge will be two thousand rupees.
Now only in Gurugram
Currently this service has been started in some areas of Gurugram with only five ambulances. But the company says that its aim is to extend this service to every major city of the country in the next two years. Company founder Albinder Dhindsa wrote on Twitter that the company does not want to make any profit from this service and it will be made available to the customers at a flat cost of Rs 2000. The ambulance is equipped with essential life saving equipment like oxygen cylinder, AED (Automated External Defibrillator), stretcher, monitor, suction machine and emergency medicines. Each vehicle will have a paramedic, an assistant and a trained driver to ensure timely, high-quality service during emergencies.
have to follow the rules
Union Minister Piyush Goyal, reacting to this initiative, has said that Blinkit should follow the law of the country honestly. He said – My only request to Blinkit in terms of ambulance service or delivery of medicines would be that they have to ensure that they follow the law of the country, and whatever other legal requirements are taken care of properly. Should go. Any law of the country should not be violated.
what is the situation
According to data available with the National Health Mission, there were only 17,495 operational basic life support (BLS) ambulances in India as of December 2023. The number of Advanced Life Support ambulances was even lower, with 3,441 such vehicles operational. International standards say there should be one ambulance for every 50,000 people.
what are the rules
Let us tell you that there are rules and provisions regarding ambulance also regarding its size, type, equipment, staff etc. Most ambulances in India are mere ambulances. These ambulances are generally used for non-emergency medical situations, as they do not have most of the equipment and systems found in Advanced Life Support ambulances