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Rapido Partners With NSDC To boost Economic Opportunities
The renowned ride-hailing app Rapido has now partnered with NSDC to create more opportunities and improve facilities for gig workers. The goal of this partnership is to expand these opportunities to fill the employment gap and build skillful bridges among the youth.
Summary:
1. Rapido, a ride hailing app based in Bangalore, has partnered with NSDC to expand opportunities and improve facilities for gig workers.
2. NSDC will also help create effective job links by connecting people from its broad training network to Rapido’s platform.
3. Rapido’s “Pink Mobility” campaign promotes diversity by offering unique perks to female captains working on the app.
The startup partnership will let NSDC’s knowledge and infrastructure train riders, including providing secure revenue prospects from a large network, access to vehicles, skill development classes, and consistent clients.
In this collaboration, NDSC will help simplify the identification and mobilization of the applicants. Rapido will build a support system for riders (driver partners), including access to two to three tyre vehicles.
Benefits of Rapido Partnership With NSDC
NSDC will also help create effective job links by connecting people from its broad training network to Rapido’s platform. Furthermore, NSDC will collaborate to build standardized training programs focused on technical, behavioral, and safety skills, as well as give certification under its framework to improve job security and service quality.
The agreement will also include NSDC’s contributions to regulatory facilitation, branding, and targeted outreach, ensuring that more people can access sustainable livelihoods and professional development through the gig economy.
The ride-hailing platform, Rapido, will provide easy access to riders, whether they want to go for full-time or part-time. They can choose accordingly and earn through the driver-friendly app and a smooth onboarding procedure.
This e-rider startup based in Bangalore claims to have produced income for over five million candidates, with approximately two million captains, generating money from the platform monthly.
For instance, Rapido’s “Pink Mobility” campaign offers unique perks to female captains (driver partners) who work on the app both part-time and full-time. It is committed to expanding its geographic reach to over 500 communities across the country.
The agreement will also include NSDC’s contributions to regulatory facilitation, branding, and targeted outreach so that more people can access reliable employment and professional development through gig work.
Ved Mani Tiwari, CEO of NSDC and Managing Director of NSDC International, said on the agreement, “At NSDC, we aim to empower India’s workforce with industry-relevant skills and connect them to real earning opportunities. This collaboration is crucial to boost the gig economy by providing workers with the technical, behavioral, and safety skills required to succeed as driving partners.”
Additionally, Tiwari said, “We aim to foster inclusive growth, enhance employability, and ensure that every individual has skills and support to participate in India’s evolving mobility sector and broader economy.”
Pavan Guntupalli, Co-Founder of Rapido, stated, “We are happy to work with NSDC in offering earning opportunities for nearly half a million driver partners each month. Rapido’s purpose has always been to empower people by promoting sustainable livelihoods. Our recently announced Pink Mobility program reflects our commitment to diversity and equality for women, as well as the development of a more inclusive mobility ecosystem.”
What is NSDC?
NSDC was founded to catalyze the skilling ecosystem for private sector engagement, serving as a strategic implementation and knowledge partner to the Skill India Mission to construct effective vocational training initiatives that empower India’s youth.
It supports corporations, startups, companies, and organizations that are making an impact by providing a world of opportunities in futuristic skills to potential employees. The organization creates appropriate models to expand, assist, and coordinate private sector skilling activities by providing funding support to qualifying entities, concessional loans to candidates, and other creative financial products, along with establishing strategic relationships.
