New Delhi, Dec. 31 -- Food delivery platform Zomato has hiked the incentive for its delivery partners during peak hours and year-end days as the company expects demand to go up during this time.

This also coincides with a day when gig workers across India, including delivery personnel of platforms like Swiggy and Zomato have gone on a strike protesting pay, lack of social security and working conditions even as the platforms expect higher order volumes on New Year's Eve.

However, in a statement to Livemint, Zomato clarified that the higher incentive move for delivery workers on December 31 was a regular process and did not relate to the ongoing strike by gig workers.

"This is part of our standard annual operating protocol during festiv...