Rapido, the popular commute app, has launched 'SawaariBadhyata' initiative in Telangana as part of its contribution to the national election festival. As part of this campaign, Rapido will offer free bike taxi, auto, and cab rides to voters across key districts including Hyderabad, Karimnagar, Khammam, and Warangal on polling day, slated for May 13. Under this initiative, voters can access free rides through the Rapido app using the promo code 'votenow,' ensuring hassle-free transportation to polling stations. This initiative aligns with Rapido's broader nationwide effort, which aims to deploy over 10 lakh captains across more than 100 cities, providing free rides to voters on election day.
Rapido and Telangana election body in a bid encourage people to vote, organised an event to raise voter awareness at the Lal Bahadur Shastri Stadium here. Telangana Chief Electoral Officer Vikas Raj participated in the event.
"We are undertaking this initiative to ensure that every voter in Hyderabad, Karimnagar, Khammam, and Warangal can successfully fulfill their civic duty by casting their votes in the General Election 2024. We have deployed all available resources to us in order to ensure that voters in Hyderabad can participate in the electoral process. We want to specifically ensure that differently abled, and senior citizen voters have equitable access to exercise their democratic right. By extending free auto and cab rides to them, we are redoubling our commitment to inclusivity and social responsibility," Rapido’s Co-founder Pavan Guntupalli said.
Commending Rapido’s initiative, the Chief Electoral Officer of Telangana exhorted the voters to take advantage of this opportunity to cast their votes.