Ride-hailing app Uber on Monday committed approximately Rs 100 crore towards supporting driver-partners and their families to weather the impact of Covid 19.
Over the past few years, Uber has launched several initiatives and forged some high-profile partnerships to showcase its commitment to driver-partners.
This includes the Uber Care Driver fund — with an initial commitment of Rs 25 crores from Uber, benefitting approximately 1,00,000 driver-partners; Covid financial assistance — approximately Rs 2 crores worth of Covid financial assistance program; vaccination compensation for drivers — an additional Rs 18.5 crore worth of cash incentives to encourage vaccination by compensating them for the time spent in getting the shots. More than 250,000 driver-partners on the platform have already received at least one vaccine shot.
Driver-partners across moto, auto, and car have also benefitted from other initiatives, including safety kit distribution, free online doctor consultation, and microloans.
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“At Uber, we believe our role doesn’t end at creating opportunities by providing a platform to drivers. We have created a community of thousands of driver-partners, and we continue to engage with them with a view to providing them with more to enrich their lives. This is reflected in our extensive work in the last 18 months to help driver-partners recover from the pandemic and rebuild their lives,” said Prabhjeet Singh, President, Uber India SA, in a statement.
“By investing upwards of Rs 100 crore in these initiatives, we have been successful in supporting and empowering driver-partners with improved access to health insurance, financial support, vaccination, and medical consultation,” he added.
