Gurgaon signs pacts for women-only cabs on International Women's Day

#gurgaon #womendrivers #InternationalWomensDay Taking into account the growing number of atrocities committed on women traveling by cabs, the administration of Gurgaon has, on the occasion of International Women's Day, signed two MoUs with five companies. They would launch women-only cabs and a mobile safety mobile app for women in the city.
This has been reported in timesofindia.indiatimes.com dated 9 March 2015.
The MoUs have been signed with Maruti Suzuki, Eco Rent-A-Car and mindyourfleet.com.
The district administration has agreed to help women drivers get driving licenses from the regional transport authority, Eco Rent-A-Car cabs will employ drivers in their service. For a start, 50 women drivers will be trained.
However, the administration has not indicated when the service would start.
Another MoU has been signed with Jarviz. This is a Gurgaon based firm that has developed a mobile SOS app for women's safety. The district administration is in favor of it.
The software will have the power to track the location of a woman in a cab via GPS in her cell phone. Moreover, even if the user is not in a position to extract her cell phone during any emergency, SMS and e-mail alerts can be sent by pre-set and auto configurations.
The app also automatically sends an automated alert to her workplace when a women employee reaches her home. Friends and family members whose numbers are fed in the phone app will also get alerts. It has been on trial for two months and, even though the company has not advertised the app till now, it claims that more than 40,000 customers are already using it.
It is hoped that introduction of such measures would go a long way to mitigate the sufferings of women on the roads not only in Gurgaon but in other cities as well.