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RICKSHAW PULLER’S FINANCING SCHEME


 
 

SALIENT FEATURES OF RICKSHAW PROJECT

 Formerly the Rickshaw pullers used to take Rickshaws on hire @ Rs 20/- per day. They may have paid many times the cost of Rickshaws & yet they were not the owners of Rickshaws.

The Kuhad Trust, through this scheme has attempted to make them owners within a year of the supply of Rickshaw & liberate them from the clutches of middleman.

Objectives

  • Generating Employment

  • To make maximum rickshaw pullers self sufficient and self reliant by enabling them to own the rickshaws at no extra financial burden.

  • Financing the poor who would not easily get loans from Financial Institutions.

  • Eco friendly transport

  • Reducing vehicular congestion in the city

  • Commencement of the Project January -- 2004

  • Total Rickshaws distributed -- 1568

  • Average no. of Rickshaws distributed per year -- 365


Distribution of Rickshaw


Distribution of Rickshaw

 


Governor of Rajasthan enjoying the Rickshaw ride. the Rickshaw was given to Pliers later on.

 

 

Type of Rickshaw

Basic Cost Down Payment by the applicant Payment through installments @ Rs 20/- per day (or Rs 140/- per week)

General Rickshaw

Rs 7600/-

Rs 500/-

355 days

Trolley

Rs 7500/-

Rs 500/-

350 days

  • Rs 300/- per Rickshaw is refunded for regular and on-time payments.

  •  The Rickshaw pullers are got insured by the Kuhad Trust under the Janta Personal Accident insurance policy, wherein family of the Rickshaw puller would get Rs 50,000/- on death, due to the accident of the Rickshaw puller.

  • Recovery of installments from Rickshaw pliers is 99%.

 

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