Cab hailing service Uber says it will hire 50,000 women across India, many of whom will be drivers.
The company is using the model of a government app to operate on Delhi's roads despite a ban after one of its drivers was accused of raping a passenger in December, its officials today said. "We are following the model as based on the PoochO app, which is a government app," senior Uber official Gagan Bhatia told reporters today.
PoochO was created by the Delhi transport department mainly for auto-rickshaws.
The US-based company has reportedly applied for a license, but is operating without one.
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Uber did not comment when asked whether it had consulted the victim while deciding on new safety initiatives as it had earlier promised.
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The San Francisco-based company operates in 10 other Indian cities.
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