Trip-hailing main Uber has dedicated ₹100 crore in direction of supporting drivers companions and their households in weathering the affect of covid-19.
Driver companions throughout Uber’s completely different verticals together with auto and automobile have benefited from initiatives just like the Uber Care Driver fund, covid monetary help, vaccination compensation for drivers, security package distribution, free on-line physician session, and microloans, the corporate mentioned in a press release on Monday.
To assist driver-partners throughout the early days of the pandemic, Uber created the Uber Care Driver Fund, with an preliminary dedication of ₹25 crore from Uber, benefitting roughly 1,00,000 driver companions.
The corporate has additionally spent ₹6 crore every in direction of security package and security display distribution amongst driver companions.
Earlier this 12 months, Uber additionally introduced roughly ₹2 crore price of covid monetary help program for driver companions. A further ₹18.5 crore price of money incentives was pledged by the corporate to encourage driver companions to get vaccinated by compensating them for the time spent in getting the photographs. Greater than 250,000 driver companions on the platform have already acquired a minimum of one vaccine shot, Uber India mentioned.
The corporate has offered microloans price ₹18 crore have been facilitated for driver companions within the final two years together with years 2020 and 2021.
“At Uber, we consider our function doesn’t finish at creating alternatives by offering a platform to drivers. That is mirrored in our in depth work within the final 18 months to assist driver companions get well from the pandemic and rebuild their lives. By investing upwards of ₹100 crore in these initiatives, we’ve got been profitable in supporting and empowering driver companions with improved entry to medical insurance, monetary help, vaccination, and medical consultations,” mentioned Prabhjeet Singh, president, Uber India and South Asia.
In keeping with Uber, Over 75,000 drivers and their households have been facilitated free on-line physician consultations within the final 2 years (2020 and 2021), and one other ₹22.6 crore went into numerous different driver advantages, and forging significant partnerships.
Supply: Live Mint