India, March 24 -- Days after Zomato raised its platform fee, its rival Swiggy has increased the charge to Rs.17.58 per order from Rs.14.99 earlier, marking an increase of over 17%.

In a message at checkout, Swiggy said the revised fee will help it "operate and maintain" its platform.

Notably, Swiggy has revised the platform fee multiple times over the past year. In August last year, the food delivery company raised platform fee to Rs.14 from Rs.12 in select markets amid a surge in demand, before extending the hike more broadly. It increased the fee again to Rs.14.99 in early September.

Platform fee is a flat charge levied on every food delivery order, on top of delivery charges, taxes and restaurant costs. Zomato and Swiggy have incre...