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In a determination that tin springiness the tourism assemblage successful Andhra Pradesh a boost, the State authorities has collaborated with the ride-hailing work Rapido to motorboat the ‘Driver-cum-Guide’ model.
A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to this effect was signed betwixt the representatives of Rapido and the Tourism Department astatine the caller CII acme held successful Visakhapatnam. The caller services volition beryllium rolled retired successful Vijayawada, Visakhapatnam and Tirupati soon.
Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu, Tourism Minister Kandula Durgesh, APTDC Chairman N. Balaji, Special Chief Secretary Ajay Jain, Tourism Department Managing Director and A.P. Tourism Authority CEO Amrapali Kata and Rapido co-founder Pawan Guntupalli were contiguous during the signing of the MoU.
As portion of the caller initiative, the drivers with precocious ratings connected the Rapido level volition acquisition grooming sessions by the Tourism Department, opening successful December. The grooming volition screen cardinal aspects specified arsenic the State’s history, culture, hospitality and safety.
In a connection connected Thursday, Tourism Minister Kandula Durgesh said that this inaugural was the archetypal of its benignant successful India.
“Apart from tourer autos and cabs, elaborate accusation connected the tourism circuits volition beryllium disposable connected the Rapido app. To marque services much convenient for tourists, peculiar co-branded helpdesks volition beryllium acceptable up astatine airports, railway stations and autobus stands. The inaugural is expected to summation the income of cab and car drivers too,” the Minister said.
Leveraging technology, the task is being implemented done a public-private concern (PPP) model, the connection said.
