Ola, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Maharashtra Government, to skill over 100,000 youth across the State as independent driver-entrepreneurs over the next five years and help develop opportunities for entrepreneurship for youth including women.

Under this initiative, Ola will be working with the Maharashtra Government to expand its network of driver owned cabs across multiple categories like micro, mini, prime as well as to Black and Yellow taxis (Kaali-Peelis) and Autorickshaws in the state, by giving improved access to training, technology and revenue for aspiring driver-partners.

Ola’s Shared Mobility offerings across Ola Share, Ola Shuttle and the recently piloted Ola Bike, are also some major initiatives that Ola will strengthen with skilled talent coming onboard with this partnership.

In addition to this, the Government will work with Ola towards making concerted efforts in providing the right training infrastructure and technology framework to make a meaningful difference in the current employment scenario, a press release said.

Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis said, “Deploying the right skilling and training methodologies to create employability and entrepreneurial opportunities will further drive development to the next level. I am confident about our partnership with Ola resulting in the creation of hundreds of thousands of entrepreneurs, accelerating our target of skilling 4.5 crore people by 2022.”

Pranay Jivrajka, Chief Operating Officer at Ola added, “We are committed to building a favourable ecosystem that will enable skilled professionals who can further transform into driver-entrepreneurs. The Government's focus on development and skilling is very encouraging and we are thrilled about this partnership to help thousands of youth in the state grow as entrepreneurs and advance our mission of enabling mobility for a billion Indians.”

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