The Rickshaw Business Model Exposed in (Mumbai) India.
Driving a rickshaw is one of the only professions where you can loot the common man upfront and common man does not do anything or cannot do any thing.
Here are some of my observations :
1. The rickshaws run on CNG gas and thier meter works as per the price of Petrol - WHY charge petrol prices for a CNG vehicle?
2. They want to increase the meter price immediately if there is an increase in the petrol price even by 50 paise, but today the petrol price has reduced by more than Rs.10, but there is no information on the reduction of Rickshaw fares - WHY?3. Even after we are ready to pay their rates, it is upto the rickshaw wala whether to accept the passengers drop destination - Why?
4. Rickshaw meters are tampered, even the new electronic meters- there is no random check if the meter works as per government standards. WHY?
5. If the rickshaw driver fills his CNG tank in the morning at 9 am which would cost him not more than Rs.150, he can use the same till evening 7 pm and he can make than Rs.800 to 1200 per day.
WHY? WHY? WHY?
We need a change on this system. Lets start a movement and share it with our new government. share it with your friends, ask the rickshaw fellows every time you travel in a rickshaw, Ask them WHY their meter rates are based on petrol price and not CNG?
Spread this link on facebook/ whatsapp/ blogs / sms / emails and any other modes of communication you can think of.
From a Very Unhappy Mumbaikar
Driving a rickshaw is one of the only professions where you can loot the common man upfront and common man does not do anything or cannot do any thing.
Here are some of my observations :
1. The rickshaws run on CNG gas and thier meter works as per the price of Petrol - WHY charge petrol prices for a CNG vehicle?
2. They want to increase the meter price immediately if there is an increase in the petrol price even by 50 paise, but today the petrol price has reduced by more than Rs.10, but there is no information on the reduction of Rickshaw fares - WHY?3. Even after we are ready to pay their rates, it is upto the rickshaw wala whether to accept the passengers drop destination - Why?
4. Rickshaw meters are tampered, even the new electronic meters- there is no random check if the meter works as per government standards. WHY?
5. If the rickshaw driver fills his CNG tank in the morning at 9 am which would cost him not more than Rs.150, he can use the same till evening 7 pm and he can make than Rs.800 to 1200 per day.
WHY? WHY? WHY?
We need a change on this system. Lets start a movement and share it with our new government. share it with your friends, ask the rickshaw fellows every time you travel in a rickshaw, Ask them WHY their meter rates are based on petrol price and not CNG?
Spread this link on facebook/ whatsapp/ blogs / sms / emails and any other modes of communication you can think of.
From a Very Unhappy Mumbaikar