Swiggy Platform Fee Hike: Online food delivery platform Swiggy has announced a hike in the platform fee. The announcement comes days after Zomato hiked its platform fee to Rs 15.

Swiggy has now raised the platform fee it charges users to Rs 17.58 per order, inclusive of GST.

Swiggy had last increased its platform fee in September last year.

Recently, Zomato raised the platform fee to Rs 14.90 on a pre-GST basis.

Platform fees are fixed, per-order charges in addition to delivery and restaurant fees. To cover operating costs, technology maintenance, and customer support for services.

The latest hike in platform fees is set to make ordering food costlier for millions of users across the country. The increase in platform fees by Zomato and Swiggy comes at a time when crude oil prices are rising due to the West Asia conflict. Higher fuel costs are expected to drive up the cost of delivery operations.