Bengaluru: Women and Mars-faced people will be provided with necessary assistance from the government to get subsidized electric autos, said Transport Minister Ramalinga Reddy.
Speaking at a function organized in the city on Sunday in collaboration with B.PAC and CGI, he distributed “Free EV Autos to 20 Women and Mars-faced people who have undergone auto driving training.”
It is commendable that B.PAC and CGI are providing free auto driving training to women and Mars-faced people, as well as distributing free autos to facilitate them financially. This will give many women the courage to stand on their own feet and lead a life. He said that the government should also provide subsidies to women when purchasing EV autos and give them first priority when getting a driving license. Not only that, he also announced that his organization would provide 10 electric autos to this community for free.
In recent times, the literacy rate of women is increasing and they are employed in all fields. The number of women in the auto driving field is low. However, it is commendable that more women are showing interest in this field in recent times. He said that women’s participation in the political field is low.
B.PAC CEO Revathi Ashok said that in order to provide meaningful opportunities to women in society, free auto driving training has been provided, and electric autos have been given to selected women and Mangalamukhis. He said that such programs should be run in partnership with all the corporate sectors and the government. B.PAC has already trained more than 400 women and has set a target of training about a thousand women by this year.
Speaking at the event, Sudhir Sharma, Senior Vice President, CGI, said, “It is a matter of pride that we have been providing this training to active and interested women and girls of Bengaluru to help them find a livelihood and boost their careers.”
Biocon CEO Majumdar Shah, CGI Senior Vice President Jennifer Mecheripaddy and others were present at the event.
