Auto rickshaw booking in Delhi
Delhiites are aware of dial-a-cab solution. Now they are able to also reserve auto-rickshaws online. An Ahmedabad-based team, Nirmal Foundation, has actually established its commuter-friendly service, “G Auto”, into the national money after its successful run-in various cities in Gujarat.
People familiar with Delhi's trains and buses know how unpleasant hailing an autorickshaw could be. Many drivers speed down at really mention of the destination one really wants to attain. When an “auto-wallah” finally agrees to take a passenger, he steadfastly will not operate by the meter, pushing someone to haggle over the fare demanded. People finally achieve their location harried and frazzled by the knowledge.
Maintaining this in your mind and supply a secure and reliable para-transit service, the East Delhi Municipal Corporation signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Nirmal Foundation in September 2013. The G-Auto service premiered on civic system's head office at Patparganj by east Delhi gran, Ram Narayan Dubey on February 15. Residents of Delhi can phone autorickshaws to their doorstep through a tele-booking service regarding lines of radio taxis.
The service in Delhi begins with a fleet of 125 autorickshaws.
“Autorickshaw happens to be a rather unreliable service in town and the users additionally the rickshaw proprietors go through an ugly experience with day to day life. We should revamp the picture of autorickshaw vacation from an unreliable option to a passenger-friendly and pleasant mode of transportation, ” says Nirmal Kumar, an IIM-Ahmedabad graduate, who's mind behind G-Auto.
G-Auto is the first and biggest organised fleet of autorickshaw solution of Asia providing you with 24X7 auto-on-call. It is a thought wherein autorickshaw motorists tend to be organised in social umbrella brand name, G-Auto. It comprises more than 10, 000 autorickshaws across Ahmedabad, Gandhinagar, Surat and Rajkot, and is likely to develop to at least 50, 000 by 2015.
Kumar says the solution would make it possible to call an autorickshaw to a single's home anytime of time or night at government notified meter-based fares. “We are making an effort to resolve the difficulties of 'refusal, accessibility, transparency and safety' for autorickshaw users. Alternatively, our focus is also to supply 'suraksha, samridhhi and samman' (security, success and dignity)—the 3Ss of G-Auto—to autorickshaw motorists and their families, ” states Kumar. He adds that the vehicles, that are already fitted with GPS because of the transportation department of Delhi, will form part of a central database at a call centre, rendering it very easy to monitor the cars. “Once it begins, we have been expecting more autorickshaw motorists to come ahead and register.” The GPS information in autorickshaws is checked by Delhi-Integrated Multi-modal Transit System (DIMTS), therefore Nirmal basis and East MCD needs to however simply take permission from transport division to monitor the information by themselves.
G-Autos follows the government price chart and charge yet another Rs 15 for service fees. Currently, a control room is set-up in East MCD. The service is essentially for Delhi residents then other countries in the NCR should be catered to, " claims the East Delhi Mayor.
Passengers can avail G-Auto service at telephone call center number 011- 6444-4441 or they are able to reserve it online at or through free mobile applications. The call visits the centre and after that the message is provided for drivers in that specific places, one that responds the initial, gets the customer. The passenger gets G-Pilot's cellular quantity, name and vehicle quantity details within short while of reservation. Currently, the service is available from 6:00 AM to 12:00 evening; as the service expands it's going to be available a day.
Bargain for autorickshaw drivers
G-autorickshaws will not only supply people a ride to their destination but also provide them with magazines, magazines, a mobile telephone booth, helpline numbers and a dustbin. Autorickshaw motorists have to pay Rs 250 getting subscribed using solution. They truly are given two units of uniforms, and an insurance coverage cover of Rs 1, 00, 000 and health address of Rs 25, 000. They're also being given hospitality education, including capability to talk 50 fundamental phrases in English.
G-Auto produces revenue through two designs:
- The fee of Rs 15 while booking an auto would get directly to Nirmal Foundation.
- They'd even be announcing advertising agreements which would price Rs 1, 200-1, 500 per autorickshaw monthly. Out of this, Rs 500 would visit MCD as a tax and the remainder would be split 50 – 50 amongst the Nirmal Foundation as well as the auto rickshaw drivers.
