By Samachar Digital News
Chandigarh 20th
June:- Senior citizens and specially abled persons and women in tricity
have a special ‘Buddy’ at their beck and call to take care of their daily
chores, driving around safely and comfortably.
Variously recognized by government and
various Sartaj Lamba, an army officer’s wife, came up with the idea of serving
senior citizens, specially-abled persons and women of tricity with Buddy Cabs.
Sartaj Lamba said that Buddy Cabs employs
select retired defense personnel as drivers, and guides to ensure disciplined,
courteous and safe driving experience.
Beginning with a fleet of five swanky
new cars with special facilities onboard, manned by specially trained drivers,
or ‘buddies’ who also assist in the hospital OPDs, assisting elderly with their
shopping, and giving them opportunity to live independently.
The Buddy drivers have been
trained at Fortis Hospital to take care of the elderly and the sick, she
informed, besides providing complete safety for the women.
A very flexible tariff plan has been
rolled out and one can hire the car on two, four or eight hour basis, and an
app will be introduced shortly which can enable the relations to keep tab on
the location of the vehicle.
A customized vehicle is being prepared
to accommodate the wheelchair bound person to ride the cab without
getting down from it.
An ex-armyman, retired Subedar Major
Inderpal Singh is incharge of the project, and only ex-servicemen are being
recruited for the cabs.
An ISB alumnus, Sartaj Lamba has also
been awarded Outstanding Business Woman Award for 2017-18 by Shri Suresh
Prabhu Minister of Commerce and Industry last year.
The Buddy cab can be
ordered on 77103 14444.
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