Delhi
Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Tuesday announced financial assistance of Rs 5,000 will be given to auto-rickshaw and taxi drivers.
Updated : May 04, 2021, 03:02 PM IST | Edited by : Shampa Sen
Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Tuesday announced that the Delhi government will provide free ration to 72 lakh ration cardholders in the city for the next two months. In addition to this, financial assistance of Rs 5,000 will be given to auto-rickshaw and taxi drivers.
Addressing a press conference on Tuesday, CM Arvind Kejriwal said, "All autorickshaw drivers and taxi drivers in Delhi will be given Rs 5000 each by the Delhi government so that they get a little help during this financial crisis."
The Delhi CM, however, cleared that this does not mean the lockdown imposed in the national capital to break the chain of transmission will last for two months.
कोरोना लॉकडाउन के कारण गरीब आर्थिक तंगी से जूझ रहे हैं। इस वक्त उनकी सहायता करने के लिए दिल्ली सरकार दिल्ली में रहने वाले 72 लाख राशन कार्ड धारकों को अगले दो महीने तक मुफ्त राशन देगी। pic.twitter.com/lBcBQrRbmT
— Arvind Kejriwal (@ArvindKejriwal) May 4, 2021
As per the Delhi government, during last year's COVID-19 pandemic, it had provided similar financial assistance of Rs 5,000 to 1.56 lakh auto and taxi drivers, and Rs 10,000 to around 44,000 construction workers.
ऑटो और टैक्सी चालक दिल्ली की परिवहन व्यवस्था का अभिन्न अंग है। लॉकडाउन के दौरान ऑटो और टैक्सी चालकों की रोज़ी रोटी पर बुरा असर पड़ता है। पिछले साल की तरह इस बार भी हमने दिल्ली के ऑटो और टैक्सी चालकों को ₹5 हजार की सहायता राशि देने का निर्णय लिया है। pic.twitter.com/a0mUnYjR5B
— Arvind Kejriwal (@ArvindKejriwal) May 4, 2021
"The Delhi Government provided financial assistance of Rs 5,000 to each of 1.56 lakh auto and taxi drivers during last year's lockdown and will do so again to help them," Kejriwal said.
CM Arvind Kejriwal also hoped the situation in Delhi will improve and lockdown will not be needed. Right now Delhi is under lockdown till May 10 due to a steep rise in the number of COVID-19 cases.