President of India meets Uber driver partners, supports UberShaan

New Delhi: President Pranab Mukherjee delivers the fourth defence estates day lecture on the topic of " Electoral Reforms for Stronger Democracy at DRDO Bhawan in New Delhi on Thursday. PTI Photo by Kamal Kishore (PTI12_8_2016_000214B)

President of India, Pranab Mukherjee today visited Uber’s kiosk and interacted with Uber driver partners at the inauguration of a driver training centre at Deoghar, Jharkhand.

The driver training centre will be run by the Ministry of Skill Development & Entrepreneurship (MSDE) and National Skill Development Corporation (NSDC). The initiative is backed by Uber which has committed to providing economic opportunities to the graduating drivers as part of its flagship initiative, UberShaan.

UberShaan aims to create 1 million livelihood opportunities as micro-entrepreneurs in India by 2018 and focuses on expanding economic opportunities across the spectrum.

Through this initiative, Uber will help the graduating drivers receive commercial licenses and support the entrepreneurial ambitions of licensed drivers requiring vehicle financing and leasing solutions.

Since the launch of UberSHAAN, the company has organised multiple ‘UberShaan’ melas in different cities across India. Uber says that the initiative has received a good response from potential driver partners and OEMs alike.

Through these initiatives, the company enables different stakeholders to come together and support the skill building and micro-entrepreneurship drive.