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How Bilkul works
We're required by law to explain how our system makes decisions. We'd do it anyway — opacity here is bad business.
Who gets assigned to your booking
When you book or your subscription generates a visit, our system picks an expert by:
- Same community first. A worker who lives or works in your gated complex beats anyone outside.
- KYC + training verified. Anyone with unverified Aadhaar/UAN is automatically excluded. (Karnataka mandate.)
- Least busy. Among eligible workers, we pick the one with the fewest in-flight jobs. No favouritism, no surge bidding.
- No overlap. We never assign someone who already has a job in your time slot.
- Same worker, every visit. Subscriptions lock in one worker permanently — they get reassigned only if they leave or you ask.
How your bill is calculated
- Subscriptions: monthly price ÷ visits per month gives the per-visit cost. Effective hourly rate is shown on every plan.
- One-off bookings: rate × hours × cleaners + (optional) instant priority + GST 18% + (optional) supplies fee.
- GST at 18% on notified household services (CGST Section 9(5)) is paid by us, the platform — not by you or the worker.
- Promo codes are validated server-side before applying. We never apply hidden discounts that distort comparison.
How ratings work
After every booking you can rate the visit 1–5 stars. Ratings affect a worker's visibility on our matching system, but never drive instant deactivation — decisions about ending an engagement go through a human review with prior notice and an appeal path.
If we end a worker engagement
We do not silently deactivate workers via algorithm. Any termination requires:
- Written notice with documented reasons.
- An internal review where the worker can respond.
- An appeal path to a senior reviewer.
- Final escalation to the statutory appellate authority under the Karnataka Platform-Based Gig Workers Act 2025.
Workers' rights & support
- Vetted & insured. Every worker completes KYC (Aadhaar, UAN, PAN, bank) and we provision accident + life cover via the Karnataka Welfare Board.
- Minimum wage floor. If a worker's effective hourly rate dips below 145/hr the system flags it for top-up.
- Algorithmic transparency.Workers see in their own dashboard exactly which jobs they were considered for and why they were/weren't allocated.
If something goes wrong
File a grievance from your dashboard or through the form linked below. SLA is 48 hours from filing to resolution.
File a grievanceBilkul · operating under Code on Social Security 2020 · Karnataka PWGW Act 2025 · DPDP 2023 · CPA 2019.
