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ACTUAL STATUS OF PINK RICKSHAW

The pink rickshaw initiative was started after the delhi gang rape case in 2012 as to ensure the safety of women travelling at night.From that day to present day government as well as various Non Governmental organizations as well.Various incentives as well as special rules are being set for pink rickshaws.Government gives a subsidy of 80,000 rs for the purchase of a pink rickshaw for a women driver.This is even seen as an employment oppurtunity for the women in rural areas.Among the many cities where this Pink rickshaw has been launched some of them are Surat,Noida,Banglore,kolkatta,mumbai etc.Among the latest inception of this is the launch in Assam where 13 women drivers opted to drive these rickshaws.A Jaipur based NGO has even started a company named PINK CITY RICKSHAW CO. which gives equity participation to its women drivers.Nearly 40 women have it now but the number is expected to grow to nearly 200.An NID student has redesigned these rickshaws to be more effective in terms of saving energy,less fuel consumption and provides lockers for passengers to put their valuables.It also has an inbuilt IVRS tracking system which has all the tracks and routes.By April end an estimate of 500 pink autorickshaws are believed to be on the roads od banglore city.Following the footteps of this pink rickshaw initiative other steps are also taken in order to ensure women safety in our country

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