The Haryana Government has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Taxi hailing app Ola to create over 10,000 entrepreneurs in the State.
As part of the MoU, Ola will invest Rs 350 crore over the next five years to skill and train thousands of men and women and help them take their first step towards entrepreneurship.
Ola will also work with the State Government to introduce innovative and customised mobility solutions like Ola Auto, Ola Bike, Ola Share and Ola Shuttle across the State. Ola will further build for local mobility needs using its technology to serve citizens across Haryana, giving them instant access to reliable and convenient mobility.
“Haryana is developing at a rapid pace. Our Government recently introduced the ‘enterprise promotion policy’ for ease of doing business here. Ola’s commitment to building mobility for citizens by using cutting edge mobile technology and by enabling entrepreneurship and skilling will be invaluable for the State’s growth,” said Sudhir Rajpal, Managing Director, HSIIDC.
He said, “The partnership with Ola will further accelerate Government’s efforts of pumping the economic development of the State with a focus on skilling and creating entrepreneurial opportunities for tens of thousands of men and women across Haryana.”
Haryana is banking on technology and skill development amongst the youth for further development in the region. It is through focused training and skilling initiatives with the involvement of the Government and private enterprises like Ola, that men and women in the State can realize their entrepreneurial dreams.
Chief Operating Officer at Ola, Pranay Jivrajka, “The company is proud to partner with the Haryana Government to create more than 10,000 entrepreneurship opportunities across the State.
To this end, we are planning to invest over Rs 350 crore in Haryana over the next five years.”
He said that the company aims to improve access to mobility in cities across the State by bringing on-board innovative transportation use cases like Ola Auto, Ola Share, Ola Shuttle, Ola Bike and many more, to complement the existing urban transportation system in Haryana.
Ola is currently present in five cities in Haryana including Gurgaon, Faridabad, Panchkula, Kurukshetra and Ambala and plans to expand its services in the region further.