KOLKATA: West Bengal transport minister Suvendu Adhikari on Friday handed over first 50 cars to driver partners on the platform of leading ride-hailing company Ola on Thursday. This was in line with the MoU signed with the
West Bengal Transport Infrastructure Development Corporation (WBTIDC) and Ola to create 5000 employment opportunities. The MoU was signed earlier in the year during the
Bengal Global Business Summit 2018.
The cars will be attached on the
Ola platform under the company’s leasing arm, Ola Fleet Technologies. Ola has further aided all the driver partners by giving them better access to training that includes digital and safety, as well as other benefits such as insurance.
Adhikari said, "Car keys are being handed-over to the unemployed youth of Bengal who are registered with us and are holding valid driving licenses. Under the government’s Gatidhara scheme, last year also 10,453 youth were benefitted and through Ola, another 5000 are getting benefitted."
Ola’s East zone head
Sandeep Upadhyay said, "We are proud to kick off our mission of 5000 job opportunities with the first batch of 50 cars here in West Bengal. As part of Ola’s mission to build mobility for a billion people, we are creating more and more entrepreneurial opportunities for driver partners on our platform.” In Bengal Ola is successfully operational in 4 cities (Kolkata, Durgapur, Asansol, Siliguri) in the state of West Bengal with various offerings including the likes of Ola Micro, Ola Mini, Ola Prime, Ola Share, Kaali Peelis, Ola Rentals and Ola Outstation.
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