221 women apply to drive taxis in Mumbai

Written By Unknown on Selasa, 23 September 2014 | 22.23

MUMBAI: For the first time, the state transport department has opened the doors to women to drive black-and-yellow taxis in Mumbai. The invite has received an overwhelming response, with 221 women sending their applications.

In another first, the department has also received applications for taxi permits from three transgenders, two from south Mumbai and one from the suburbs.

"We have never had a transgender plying a taxi and this will perhaps be the first time that such an opportunity will be given to them. But it also depends on the applicants winning the lottery, which will be held in October," an RTO official said.

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According to transport officials, it might not be an easy job for the woman who will enter the unorganized sector. "These are black-and-yellow taxis and an unorganized sector, where women drivers will have to face all kinds of passengers. But the possibility of a difficult time has not deterred 163 women from Mumbai, including 122 from the island city, from applying for a permit," said a senior transport official. "We also have candidates from Vasai, Thane, Kalyan and Navi Mumbai."

The permits will be allotted through a lottery system on October 10. As many as 27,220 candidates have applied from the Mumbai metropolitan region for 7,800 permits on offer. The processing fee were accepted till Monday afternoon after which the online process was closed. "Around one-fourth of the total number of candidates will be given permits," said an official. Taxi union leader A L Quadros has threatened to move the high court if a majority of the permits do not go to those from greater Mumbai.

Statistics shows among the applicants, 1,062 are graduates and 20 are believed to have post-graduate qualifications. Some of the applicants are auto drivers who are eligible to apply for taxi permits this year.

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