Women Cab Service To Be Launched On March 8

Hyderabad, March 2 (Maxim News): Women on Wheels (WoW), the Hyderabad’s first Women for Women Cab Service was announced today. To begin with, four Celerio CNG cars will be rolled out on March 8 at 8 am by Minister for Women & Child Welfare Satyavati Rathod.

Women Cab Service was the brainchild of YoDee (Yosha Deedithi Foundation) supported by the Department of Women Development & Child Welfare. The TSRTC, Transport Department, Police, Sultan-Ul-Uloom Education Society, Radission Blu, We Connect, Area 9 Ladies Circle of Round Table India and others.

Four women drivers — D. Sharada, V. Dhanalakshmi, M Soujanya and T. Sharada — out of 36 women, who were trained rigorously for over several months will zoom into the service, announced Jyotsna Angara, YoDee Founder at a press conference held here at Radisson Blu.

DGP Mahender Reddy, Principal Secretary Sunil Sharma of Transport, Andrew Fleming, British Deputy High Commissioner; Swati Lakra, IG, & Head of SHE Teams and D. Divya, Commissioner, Women & Child Welfare, will attend the launch function. The women drivers, besides driving, were trained in confidence building, road etiquette, self-defence, trained in a concept called Atithi Devo bhava (the guest is god), First Aid, Small repairs, basic English and Communication Skills, Topography of the city, Google Map Reading and so on.

The vehicles are financed and each vehicle costs Rs 5.25 lakh. The Women & Child Welfare Department subsidized to the extent of 35% and the government even provided 10% margin money required. On the whole, the beneficiaries got a subsidy of Rs 2.25 lakh. Only women can use this cab service. They can book “women on wheels” cabs through EasyCommute App, their technology partner. Easy Commute is an intra-city mobile-based AC Bus Shuttle Service to make daily commute easy for working professionals, said Ankit representative from EasyCommute. To begin with, the service will be initially available during the day and subsequently it will be extended for more hours, Jyotsna added. All the four women drivers are in the age group of 28 to 40 years and are married.

Sandeep Joshi, General Manager, Radisson Blu Plaza, said, they are proud to be associated with the launch of Women on Wheels. The Radisson Blu Plaza Hotel, offer part-time work options for new mothers and are constantly on a lookout to hire more women employees. They also have women HODs as they believe in gender parity and offer equal work opportunities.

To launch, an all Women’s Car Rally and Treasure Hunt will be held on March 8 in the morning and will be flagged off at Sultan-Ul-Uloom Education Society at Banjara Hills, which will conclude at Radisson Blu.

The women, who are aspiring to stand on their own may approach YoDee, who will provide training free of cost and help them become part of WoW. They should be educated at least VII or VIII Class and should have aadhar card and must provide address proof. For more details, they can reach out to YoDee on 7702223405. (Maxim News)