Ola Cabs and the government-backed Open Network for Digital Commerce are set to announce a collaboration, with the former going live on ONDC as a logistics partner.
In a post on social media platform X, Ola Cabs' Chief Executive Officer Bhavish Aggarwal said the two are working on a collaboration, which will be out in the near future.
Very exciting stuff coming up with our collaboration at @Olacabs with @ONDC_Official!
November 20, 2023
ONDC is the future of commerce in India and we are committing to it big! Stay tuned for lots of updates in the near future.@KoshyTK, @hemant2008 and I together today at our offices 🙂😉💪🏼👍🏼 pic.twitter.com/kDrtOm1RuWOla is set to provide its logistics services for ONDC pan-India, starting as early as January next year, according to a person familiar with the development who spoke on the condition of anonymity.
AdvertisementThe collaboration will be for delivering across categories on ONDC, such as medicines, apparel, groceries, etc., the person quoted above said. The delivery services will initially be entirely based on the company's own two-wheeler electric scooters.
The partnership could also expand from logistics to providing mobility services via ONDC as well, the person said.
Ola had already joined ONDC in September, but only to provide food delivery services via its own app. The latest development would mean Ola Cabs will come onboard as a full-fledged third-party delivery service across categories, in addition to food.
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