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Blinkit Launches 10-Minute Ambulance Service in Gurugram

Highlights

Blinkit introduces a 10-minute Basic Life Support (BLS) ambulance service in Gurugram.
The service will start with five ambulances with essential life-saving tools and trained medical personnel.
Blinkit plans to expand this service to other cities over the next two years.
The aim is to make emergency medical care more accessible and solve a critical healthcare problem.

Blinkit starts ambulance services at an affordable cost. (Image credit – Blinkit CEO Albinder Dhindsa on X)

Quick commerce company Blinkit has introduced a 10-minute Basic Life Support (BLS) ambulance service in Gurugram. The service recently announced currently operates with five ambulances equipped with essential life-saving tools like oxygen cylinders and Automated External Defibrillators (AEDs).

Each ambulance also has a trained paramedic, an assistant and a driver to provide prompt medical care.

Blinkit CEO Albinder Dhindsa shared the news on X (formerly Twitter) highlighting the company’s goal to address the challenge of reliable and fast ambulance services in Indian cities.

“Congratulations Albi ! Very well thought-out use case. Expecting it to become fully commercially successful and solve the ambulance issue in many more cities,” Paytm CEO Vijay Shekhar Sharma said.

“Finally, the most critical 10-min delivery we absolutely needed. An ambulance. Super work Albinder,” wrote Snapdeal co-founder Kunal Bahl.

“Congratulations Albinder on making this happen. Great initiative by BlinkIt,” wrote Dhan founder Pravin Jadhav.

“Amazing stuff. Congratulations and all the best to the team,” wrote Atomberg founder Arindam Paul.

Entrepreneurs too lauded the move. Zomato’s early backer Sanjiv Bikhchandani called it a “great initiative”. And the ambulance service made waves outside India as well. OnePlus founder Carl Pei said “Insanely great. Impressed!

Ambulance in 10 minutes.

We are taking our first step towards solving the problem of providing quick and reliable ambulance service in our cities. The first five ambulances will be on the road in Gurugram starting today. As we expand the service to more areas, you will start… pic.twitter.com/N8i9KJfq4z

— Albinder Dhindsa (@albinder) January 2, 2025

While the service is only available in Gurugram at present, Blinkit plans to expand it to other cities over the next two years.

Quoting Dhindsa’s post on X, Zomato CEO Deepinder Goyal congratulated the Blinkit team for thinking of social impact. Goyal wrote, “Quick” is not just about commerce. It’s about saving lives as well. This is a first in the world. Congratulations @albinder and team for thinking of societal impact, and making things come true with record speed. So much more can happen in “quick” and I truly believe that this is just a start.

“Quick” is not just about commerce. It’s about saving lives as well.

This is a first in the world. Congratulations @albinder and team for thinking of societal impact, and making things come true with record speed. So much more can happen in “quick” and I truly believe that this…

— Deepinder Goyal (@deepigoyal) January 2, 2025

Hi @albinder , this is a much needed and important service. Cheering for you and team to bring impact. We met a bunch of companies in emergency care category for supporting them via Rainmatter.

Sharing notes from what we observed. Hoping it’s useful to your team working on…

— Dilip Kumar (@kmr_dilip) January 3, 2025

Unbelievable and great initiative. Congratulations.

— Dilip Asbe 🇮🇳 (@dilipasbe) January 2, 2025

A great initiative. Well done. @letsblinkit @albinder

— Sanjeev Bikhchandani (@sbikh) January 2, 2025

Finally, the most critical 10-min delivery we absolutely needed. An ambulance.

Super work @albinder 👏🏼

— Kunal Bahl (@1kunalbahl) January 2, 2025

Users will soon be able to book a BLS ambulance directly through the Blinkit app. The ambulances are equipped with critical medical supplies including oxygen cylinders, stretchers, monitors, suction machines and emergency medicines.

Dhindsa clarified that the initiative is not profit-driven but is aimed at solving a critical healthcare problem. The service will be offered at an affordable cost to ensure accessibility for all.

Blinkit has been broadening its service offerings in recent months. In 2024, it gained attention for delivering products like the iPhone 16, Samsung Galaxy S24, PlayStation 5 and gold and silver coins in just 10 minutes. It also expanded its reach to new areas including Hisar, Jammu, Lonavala and Raipur.

Additionally, Blinkit introduced an EMI payment option allowing customers to pay for their purchases in instalments.

With this new ambulance service, Blinkit is taking its quick delivery promise to an entirely new level aiming to make emergency medical care more accessible and efficient.

FAQs

Q1. What is the new service introduced by Blinkit in Gurugram?

Answer. Blinkit has introduced a 10-minute Basic Life Support (BLS) ambulance service in Gurugram, operating with five ambulances equipped with essential life-saving tools and trained medical personnel.

Q2. How can users book Blinkit’s 10-minute ambulance service?

Answer. Users will soon be able to book a BLS ambulance directly through the Blinkit app. The ambulances are equipped with critical medical supplies, including oxygen cylinders, stretchers, monitors, suction machines and emergency medicines.

Q3. What are Blinkit’s plans for the new ambulance service?

Answer. Blinkit plans to expand the ambulance service to other cities over the next two years aiming to make emergency medical care more accessible and efficient.