Now,RTA mulls pension for autorickshaw drivers

The Regional Transport Authority will meet this week to give a push to its proposal of providing pension to autorickshaw drivers in the city,which it has forwarded to the state government before the assembly polls.

The Regional Transport Authority (RTA) will meet this week to give a push to its proposal of providing pension to autorickshaw drivers in the city,which it has forwarded to the state government before the assembly polls.

In an attempt to provide some relief to autorickshaw drivers in the city,the RTA had recently taken a decision to provide pension to licensed autorickshaw drivers who are above 55. With this,nearly 60,000 licensed autorickshaw owners or drivers will be able to enjoy the benefit of a pension. This scheme will also address the concerns of the licensed autorickshaw owners/drivers in Solapur. A board has also been proposed for this purpose,comprising RTA members,district collector and a representative of an autorickshaw federation.

RTA member Baba Shinde said,The meeting will be held very soon,maybe in a couple of days. We have already sent the proposal to the state government for consideration. But because of the election code of conduct,there has been an obvious delay on this front. Therefore,we will once again highlight the matter with the state government. Till now,a total amount of Rs 6 crore for autorickshaw drivers used to get deposited with the insurance company annually. Annually,the claim amount does not exceed Rs 10 lakh -12 lakh. Meanwhile,the RTA also plans to discuss issues pertaining to the proposal of initiating a radio cab service in the city. As per the preliminary plans,citizens will have to call the control room to avail of the service. Through GPRS,the control room will locate a cab in the vicinity of the area where the passenger requires the cab and will send it to him or her .

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