In a bid to ensure that the Capital gets the prescribed number of auto-rickshaws required for last-mile connectivity, the Transport Department here has invited applications to issue 10,000 such permits.
The vacancy is part of the one-lakh cap fixed by the Supreme Court on the number of auto-rickshaws here. Though a senior official said the Department was seeking to clear the backlog of permits up for grabs, for which there had not been many takers so far, it had been decided to give preference to women applicants.
“We will give preference to women drivers every day in terms of both collection of forms as well as issuance of permits, all other conditions being equal,” said an official, adding that the move hoped to ensure that more women drivers are allowed to enter the public transport sector here to make women feel more confident while making use of the same. According to the notification, applications shall be received for a month between January and February 12 at the Department’s office in Burari.
The applicants have been asked to ensure that their vehicles are not only new, but also pre-fitted with GPS devices.
“These new auto-rickshaws will also be allowed to ply to and from adjacent locations in the National Capital Region, making travel between locations in Noida, Ghaziabad, Gurgaon and Delhi more or less seamless,” the officer said.
