SESSION 4A - ‘Role of Rickshaws/Taxi in Sustainable Transport’

1. Nirmal Kumar, Founder and Managing Trustee, Nirmal
Foundation

3.  Public Charitable trust registered under Bombay trust act 1956
 Founder and managing trustee: Mr. Nirmal Kumar (MBA, IIM-A)
 Registration No: E18658/Ahmedabad
 Registered office: Ahmedabad

4. Objectives:
 To ensure safety and transparency in para-transit system
 To ensure social and financial inclusion of auto drivers
 To make auto travelling a pleasant and passenger friendly
transport system
 To make auto drivers aware and responsible citizen

5.  Total Members enrolled – 10000
 Cities with G-Auto operation:
 Ahmedabad
 Gandhinagar
 Rajkot
 Surat
Upcoming city – New Delhi

6.  Selected among top 15 globally for “International Smart Mobi award 2012”
by University of Michigan and Rockefeller foundation
 Recommended by Secretary of urban development (GoI) to all the state
Governments to replicate G-Auto model in their states
 Proposal was passed by house of MCD to implement G-Auto in Delhi
 Selected partner by Surat Police to replicate the project in Surat
 Partnered with RMC and Embarq India to replicate the project in Rajkot
 Invited by Govt of MP to organize auto rickshaws in Bhopal and Indore

8.  Transparency in fare
 Rickshaw available 24 X 7 through phone anywhere anytime in Ahmedabad,
Gandhinagar, Rajkot and Surat
 Book G-Auto through call center/App/Website
 Facility to lodge complain/suggestion through SMS, email, website, call center
 Track your vehicle
 Know your G-Pilot – Empowering the passenger
 Exclusive services at places like airport, railway stations, ST stand etc

9.  Substantial increase in income
 Freedom from exploitation from group of vested interest
 Accident Insurance upto Rs20,000
 Life Insurance upto Rs 1,00,000
 Cheaper medical facility with network of doctors, chemist and diagnostic centers
 Additional earning through call auto service
 Educational allowance to children of G-Auto drivers
 ZERO balance bank account
 Credit facility

11. Corporate and PSU:
 Adani Group
 Bank of baroda
 Bank of India
 BPCL
 Chitralekha
 Indian Oil Corporation
 Indian Overseas Bank
 LIC
 P N B
 Reliance (ADA Grp)
 Sintex
 State bank of India
 UCO Bank
Government of Gujarat:
 Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation
 Baroda Municipal Corporation
 Gujarat Tourism Corporation Ltd
 Gujarat State Petroleum Corporation
 Information Department
 Nirmal Gujarat
 Rajkot Municipal Corporation
 Swarnim Gujarat

13.  Skill development on:
◦ Security sense
◦ Mannerism
◦ Safe driving
◦ English speaking and
◦ Personality

15.  Rickshaw sharing
 Affordable meal and complete medical support to drivers
and their family
 Advocacy to the stake holders
 Extensive focus on IEC and BCC to auto drivers
 Extensive public outreach at existing places
 Expansion to other cities of India

70. Thank You
Call us for 24X7 ATR service at 927 444 4444
www.g-auto.org