Hyderabad Gets New App To Book Cabs, Autos: All You Need To Know About ONDC-Backed Mana Yatri
Mana Yatri was launched in Hyderabad on Thursday. It is backed by Juspay, the company behind Namma Yatri. The app is a community-driven platform for autos and cabs.
Following the success of the open source ride-hailing platform Namma Yatri in cities like Bengaluru, a new auto and cab booking service has been launched in Hyderabad.
Called Mana Yatri, the app is a community-driven platform for booking autos and cabs. Like Namma Yatri the new app is also a part of the ONDC (Open Network for Digital Commerce).
Telangana Gig and Platform Workers Union
Mana Yatri, Hyderabad's new ride-hailing app
Mana Yatri was launched in Hyderabad on Thursday and is backed by Juspay, the company behind Namma Yatri.
In Hyderabad, the new service was launched in partnership with the Telangana government's T-Hub.
¡°We have a network of 25,000 drivers enrolled already. We are targeting to increase the number to one lakh drivers in the next three months,¡± the company said.
According to Juspay, the Namma Yatri family of apps has a network of 2.1 lakh drivers and over 50 lakh customers.
Telangana Gig and Platform Workers Union
Zero commission from drivers
Unlike other ride-hailing apps, Namma Yatri and Mana Yatri differentiate themselves as a zero-commission platform. This means that the apps act as a platform to bring the customers and cab drivers together, and all the payments are done directly between them, without the service provider taking a cut of it.
This app is a testament to Hyderabad's spirit of innovation and the Government's commitment to empowering drivers while offering affordable transportation to people," Mahankali Srinivas Rao (MSR), CEO, T-Hub, said.
"We congratulate Mana Yatri for developing a direct-to-driver, open mobility platform to empower our community and offer fair pay and mutual respect. It will amplify welfare schemes for gig and platform workers,"Shaik Salauddin, Founder and State President of the Telangana Gig and Platform Workers Union (TGPWU), said.
Kailash Gahlot
Namma Yatri in Delhi
In January, Namma Yatri had launched its operations in Delhi to provide auto-rickshaw rides.
The company had on-boarded 10,000 auto-rickshaw drivers in the national capital before its launch.
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