Re:A 125-year-old delivery network that feeds Mumbai
by essdas on Sunday May 17, 2020 @02:03PM
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1. They don't make the food, they only transport it. Payment of taxes or GST on food delivered is between the food maker and the food receiver – dabbawala is not involved.
2. Article claims roughly 200,000 deliveries per day.
3a. Cost of each delivery is Rs. 800 per month / 24 working days = approx Rs. 33 (or less than half a dollar) per delivery. Normally the delivery involves a pick up as well (previous day's container is picked up along with today's delivery).
3b. Value of food content is irrelevant – it can be super expensive or dirt cheap, dabbawalas only care that it is packed in certain types of containers.
2. Article claims roughly 200,000 deliveries per day.
3a. Cost of each delivery is Rs. 800 per month / 24 working days = approx Rs. 33 (or less than half a dollar) per delivery. Normally the delivery involves a pick up as well (previous day's container is picked up along with today's delivery).
3b. Value of food content is irrelevant – it can be super expensive or dirt cheap, dabbawalas only care that it is packed in certain types of containers.