Uber Signed a Pact With Maharashtra Govt To Create 75,000 Jobs

Uber Technologies Inc., an American multinational mobile ride hail company headquartered in San Francisco, California, in the United States of America, operates under the Transportation Network Company label. It develops, markets and operates the Uber mobile app, which allows consumers with smartphones to submit a trip request which is then routed to Uber drivers who use their own cars. In a new move, the company has signed a pact with Maharashtra Government to create 75,000 jobs in the state. Through this memorandum of understanding (MoU), Uber will mainly focus on training women and people from marginalised sectors of society.

Uber in an official statement said, "This is to promote equal and fair opportunity for all sectors of society to earn sufficient fares as independent entrepreneurs on the platform". The move would train and provide 75,000 new job opportunities across Maharashtra over the next 5 years, the company added. The MoU was formalised by Uber through the Skill Development and Entrepreneurship Department (SDED) of the Maharashtra government here.

"We are happy to be part of the Make in India initiative through this MoU with SDED, Maharashtra Government, to encourage and give women and persons from marginalised societies an opportunity to become micro-entrepreneurs through our platform," Uber West GM Shailesh Sawlani said. Principal Secretary (SDED) S S Sandhu said, "We are pleased to partner with Uber to create more economic opportunities in Maharashtra and mobilise women and persons from marginalised sectors of society to become micro-entrepreneurs."

Uber was originally launched in 2009 and today it is present in over 361 cities in 66 countries.