Sakha Consulting Wings is a
taxi aggregator company based in Delhi, India, those taxis are driven exclusively by woman drivers for women passengers. It also provides facility to book a
cab through calling, through their website or through their
mobile application.
Services
Sakha Consulting Wings claims to be a ''unique social enterprise, launched to provide safe transport solutions for women, by women in urban India''. Hence, it offers the services ''Sakha Cabs for Women'' as a cab service driven by women for women in Delhi and in the
National Capital Region, ''Sakha Chauffeur Placement Services'' and ''Sakha Chauffeur on Call'' services for a short duration or daily packages, primarily to women and their families.
As of 2015, 19 Sakha drivers run taxis in the Delhi area.
Work
The taxi service was initiated by th
Azad Foundation and ensures a training in all related subjects for the women drivers in the Metropolitan area of Delhi. It also encourages an understanding of women's rights, particularly ''in protection from violence in public and personal spaces''. The women drivers are ''handpicked from the poor and
marginalized
Social exclusion or social marginalisation is the social disadvantage and relegation to the fringe of society. It is a term that has been used widely in Europe and was first used in France in the late 20th century. It is used across discipline ...
sections of society'', and the Azad Foundation provides their training and development, Sakha's non-profit sister organisation. Driving skills are provided by the ''
Maruti Institute of Driving and Technology Research''.
The drivers are educated by 14 modules of training for over six months, which included personal grooming, self-defence classes and communication skills besides the intensive driving lessons.
In addition, the women drivers also are taught the art of self-defense by the
Delhi Police
The Delhi Police (DP) is the law enforcement agency for the National Capital Territory of Delhi (NCT). Delhi Police comes under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA), Government of India. In 2015, sanctioned strength of Delhi ...
,
respectively the ''Crime against Women Cell'' to equip the drivers with ''the means to deal with any untoward incident that they may face on the roads''.
See also
*
Taxis in India
References
External links
* {{Official website, http://sakhaconsultingwings.com
Companies based in Delhi
Transport in Delhi
Indian companies established in 2012
Taxis of India
Women's organisations based in India
Women in Delhi