Gurugram: Women conductors will be seen in Gurugram buses from next month. The Gurugram Metropolitan Development Authority (GDMA) has taken the decision to empower women. It is an extension of Beti Bachao Beti Padhao campaign, V Uma Shankar, the CEO of the GDMA, said.
The hiring of women conductors is just like a pilot project and once this becomes successful, their numbers will be increased, Shankar said. The women conductors will be known as the customer service agent. They will work only in the daytime, he said.
GDMA is going to launch 100 busses in Gurgaon on August 1, which will run on 11 different routes in the city. Therefore, the authority has started the process of recruiting 570 drivers and conductors.
We have floated the tender to run the buses and two companies have shown interest to work. These two companies will hire 285 drivers and conductors each, including 50 women conductors, Shankar said. The official added that the introduction of 100 new buses will improve public transportation infrastructure in the city.