Hyderabad: People planning to indulge rather heavily during the New Year eve festivities can get cabs at discounted rates to go back home safely under Mission Smart Ride 2015.
The Telangana State information technology department, Uber app-based cab providers and Mission Smart Ride Private Limited, an NGO, along with other government departments and law enforcement agencies have come together to provide cab service free for the first two rides for first-timers on Uber.
Under this project, a person using the Uber app to hire a cab will will get two free rides worth Rs 200 each. This, it is believed, will cover most areas in the city. The customer will have to pay the balance if the fare exceeds Rs 200.
Uber Hyderabad manager Siddharth Shanker said a commuter will need to download the Uber app, sign up with Promo Code MSR2016 and request a ride. Founder-cum-CEO of Smart Mission Ride Private Limited B. Nanda Shandilya credited the project to IT minister K.T. Rama Rao and IT secretary Jayesh Ranjan. “I met them where they visited US and it all started then,” he said.
