Food delivery aggregators Swiggy, Zomato and magicpin on Thursday said they recorded a massive surge in orders on New Year's Eve, even as a section of gig workers went on strike demanding better pay-outs and improved working conditions, with the agitation having a negligible impact on their operations. The Gig & Platform Service Workers Union (GIPSWU) said over 1 lakh workers from 22 cities joined the strike, including 14,000 of its members from major cities like Delhi, Mumbai, and others. However, according to estimates, there are over 12.7 million gig workers in India, with government think tank NITI Aayog saying the gig workforce is expected to rise to 23.5 million by 2029-30. India's third-largest food delivery platform magicpin said lakhs of orders poured in every hour across metros on New Year's Eve. In a post on X, Eternal Founder Deepinder Goyal said, "Zomato and Blinkit delivered at a record pace yesterday, unaffected by calls for strikes that many of us heard over the ...