Maruti Suzuki India, in partnership with Priyadarshini Taxi Service, felicitated 10 Mumbai-based women for successfully completing their professional driving training course. Transport Commissioner for Maharashtra, Shyam Wardhane gave the certificates to the beneficiaries. These 10 women who are economically less privileged were trained in professional driving under the initiative, known as Unnati.
Through the initiative, the company aims to impart safe driving skills, encourage driving as a profession and add to the professional workforce of India. The first batch has been taken in as full-time employees by the taxi company, whose aim is to provide women drivers on call and create a safe environment for people to travel within the city – for women and by women.
Commenced at Mumbai in November 2015, the initial phase involved four batches of 10 people each, enrolled for the three month course. The programme includes behavioural aspects with training in softer skills, customer relations, time management, etiquettes, financial management etc. The course is designed keeping in mind the candidate’s background. Unnati is a part of the company’s driving training, an initiative under the CSR.
Speaking on the occasion, Mahesh Rajoria, AVP Maruti Suzuki said that the initiative is very close to their hearts and with an objective to impart driving skills; the initiative encourages beneficiaries to take up driving as a profession and earn their livelihood and live with dignity and respect.
