Volunteers help drivers apply for COVID-19 relief
The Hindu
They are keying in details on portal to help drivers receive aid
Volunteers of Team Bengaluru Hudugaru, who have been pitching in with distribution of food for the needy during the pandemic are now extending help to autorickshaw and taxi drivers by filing online applications on the Seva Sindhu portal to get them the COVID-19 relief of ₹3,000. The volunteers are filing online applications at various points such as the City Railway Station, Yeshwantpur, and R.R. Nagar . Vinod Karthavya from Team Bengaluru Hudugaru said, “Filing an online application on Seva Sindhu may not be easy for the drivers. To help them, our volunteers are doing so by providing details of the required documents online. Last year too, we helped 400 drivers file the application. Some of them contacted us this year seeking help. Relief of ₹3,000 will help them meet some expenses in this difficult time.”
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