Uber-Govt sign MoU to create entrepreneurs across Maharashtra

Taxi app Uber on Tuesday signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the government of Maharashtra through the Skill Development & Entrepreneurship Department (SDED) to help create 75,000 entrepreneurship opportunities across the state.

“Through this partnership, Uber is also committed to the promotion of equality of jobs with a focus on training women and people from marginalised sectors of society. This is to promote an equal and fair opportunity for all sectors of society to earn sufficient fares as independent entrepreneurs on the platform,” the company said in a statement.

Shailesh Sawlani, GM, Uber West said, “We are deeply committed to the promotion of equal opportunity among all sectors of society and are happy to be part of the Make in India initiative through this MoU with the SDED, Govt. of Maharashtra to encourage and give women and persons from marginalised societies an opportunity to become micro-entrepreneurs through our platform.”

The MoU was formalised by Uber through the Skill Development and Entrepreneurship Department (SDED) of the Maharashtra government, which is engaged primarily in activities that promote development of skilled manpower Maharashtra. The department is exploring collaborations for increasing employment potential in Maharashtra by enabling supply of skilled manpower in the desired sector, strengthening the training infrastructure related to the requisite skill set as well as by adopting new age technologies as per the demand of industries.

Principal secretary (SDED) S.S. Sandhu said, “We are pleased to partner with Uber to create more economic opportunities in the state of Maharashtra and mobilise women and persons from marginalised sectors of society to become micro entrepreneurs.”