Hyderabad: 19 women who belong to marginalised communities are currently working as auto drivers in the city, creating a dent in the male-dominated occupation.
This women’s empowerment initiative is headed by Azmeera Bobby, a commercial pilot who has taken up the task of educating, training, and empowering women who belong to marginal communities, to take up auto driving as their profession.
ETO Motors Pvt Ltd, an electric mobility service provider, in collaboration with the Shaheen group (NGO), are providing these unemployed women with electric autos after training.
Under the ‘Women owner/driver partners initiative for livelihood and sustainability program’, the women are first trained in driving the e-autos thoroughly and then apply for licenses from the Regional Transport Authority (RTA).
“Along with local women, 30 in Delhi and 250 girls in Uttar Pradesh in collaboration with their respective road transport administrations are also under training,” Azmeera Bobby said.
Apart from driving lessons, they are also trained in customer management and safety at work.
Additionally, charging stations have been set up at Mughalpura grounds, and many other places across the city for an uninterrupted driving experience.
According to the auto drivers, they are able to make Rs 1000 to Rs 1500 per day, and Rs 500 is paid to the women empowerment group at the end of the day to support its functioning.
According to the organisers, women under 36 years are welcome to join the programme.
The empowerment group is also looking for support from National Skill Development Corporation (NSDC) and Micro, Small & Medium Enterprises (MSME) groups.
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