Archive · 18 Sep 2026
UP Sarathi Didi Plan Expands Women’s Rides And Rural Mobility
Uttar Pradesh is planning a service called Sarathi Didi to make travel safer for women.
Women passengers may be able to choose women drivers.
These drivers would operate e-rickshaws, two-wheelers, and cabs after receiving training.
The service is planned to include an SOS button for emergencies.
A control room would monitor journeys around the clock.
Police could be contacted quickly when needed.
The plan also aims to help more women earn money as drivers.
The service could eventually reach villages through the Bharat Taxi model and local cooperative societies.
Uttar Pradesh is preparing the proposed Sarathi Didi service under the Bharat Taxi model.
Women passengers would be offered trained women drivers for e-rickshaws, two-wheelers, and cabs.
The planned system includes SOS assistance, live location tracking, 24x7 monitoring, and police coordination.
The initiative aims to create transport-sector employment and income opportunities for women drivers.
The Bharat Taxi model could expand into villages through Primary Agricultural Credit Societies and digital services.
- Who
- The Uttar Pradesh government, under Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, is preparing the initiative for women passengers and drivers.
- What
- A proposed Sarathi Didi service would provide women drivers, digital safety monitoring, SOS assistance, and rural ride-hailing and delivery services.
- When
- Preparations were reported on September 18; the articles do not specify a launch date.
- Where
- The service is being planned across Uttar Pradesh, extending from cities to villages.
- Why
- The initiative aims to improve women’s travel safety, create employment for women, and expand rural transportation and delivery access.
- Initiative
- Sarathi Didi
- State
- Uttar Pradesh
- Operating model
- Bharat Taxi
- Safety features
- SOS button, live location tracking, 24x7 monitoring, and police coordination
- Women’s role
- Passengers and trained drivers
- Vehicles
- E-rickshaws, two-wheelers, and cabs
- Rural partners
- Primary Agricultural Credit Societies