Delhi government has announced that they will be providing?a financial assistance of Rs 5,000 to each of the drivers of public transport vehicles including autos, taxis and e-rickshaws in the city rendered idle due to lockdown.?
Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal had early promised that the drivers will be taken care of and that his government?was committed to provide help to them in the times of crises.?The 21-day nationwide lockdown has affected auto and taxi drivers and their source of income.?
Kejriwal added the government is planning how to do this since bank account numbers of drivers of public service vehicles like autos, taxis, e rickshaws, Gramin Sewa, RTVs and other such vehicles were unavailable.?
Kejriwal said he will ensure that no one in the city face starvation and the financial assistance will be provided to public service drivers in next 7-10 days.?
Delhi government has already provided the assistance of Rs 5,000 each to over 35,000 construction workers in the city. The whole world and the country is affected by the coronavirus pandemic and the poor have been hit hardest because of it, he said.
The number of coronavirus cases went up to nearly 300 in the national capital on Thursday, with 141 fresh cases and two deaths reported in a day, according to the Delhi Health Department.
The total number of 293 cases includes 182 people who took part in a religious congregation in the Nizamuddin area last month.
Till Wednesday night, the number of cases of the deadly virus in the city stood at 152, including two deaths.