Thirteen fearless women are all set to create a record – these first women drivers can now be seen crisscrossing the beautiful roads of Bongaigaon town in Assam, ferrying passengers in freshly painted pink autos.
Pink Auto Rickshaw Service, run exclusively for women and children, is already operational in Delhi, Surat, Mumbai, Jharkhand and Orissa.
On Wednesday Jan 17,2018, the service was launched in Assam.
It is a dream fulfilled for these 13 women, made possible by the city mission management unit under National Urban Livelihoods Mission. While 10 pink rickshaws were donated by the Bongaigaon Refinery, three more were purchased by a local self-help group with loans from a nationalised bank
The 13 women drivers will be part of the Bongaigaon Auto Union that has lent support to the initiative. Each of these ladies would also be issued a helpline number enabling them to contact the police and ambulance service in times of emergency.
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