10 Rupee Bonus’: How Swiggy Workers Celebrate Diwali While Delivering Food at Your Doorstep
As India celebrates Diwali, delivery boys like Pawan work 14-hour shifts with no bonus, carrying others’ joy while their own festivals fade.
In a poignant conversation led by journalist Barkha Dutt, Mojo Story brings the voice of Pawan Kumar, a 20-year-old student from Jharkhand, now living in Delhi. While preparing for the BPSC exams, Pawan also works as a Swiggy delivery partner to support his family. As most of India readies for Diwali celebrations, Pawan and thousands like him brace for longer working hours and mounting pressure to deliver festive orders on time.
Pawan reveals that there are no bonuses or holidays during festivals—only a small “surge” of ₹10–₹15 per order, often inconsistent. To earn ₹1000 a day, he works 13–14 hours, risking accidents, enduring traffic, and facing the fear of losing his job for delayed deliveries. “Companies spend crores on TV ads but cut our pay,” he says, his words capturing the harsh reality of India’s Swiggy economy.
Barkha Dutt’s ground report highlights how Swiggy workers—Swiggy, Zomato, and Blinkit partners—carry the festive spirit to millions of homes while their own Diwali remains dark. Their stories speak of youth, ambition, and resilience shadowed by systemic neglect and economic pressure.
In conclusion, Dutt reminds viewers that behind every timely delivery stands a young man or woman sacrificing family time for our convenience. This Diwali, she urges, “Greet them with kindness—their smiles are their only festival.”
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