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“With Uber, we will ensure economic opportunities and income levels improve in tier 2 and 3 tier cities. Uber will assist the government in identifying eligible candidates from the SC/ST community in Bengaluru and neighbouring districts and encourage them to take advantage of this scheme. This will, we hope, improve the standard of living for these families and the communities. Under this programme, the state government will provide a financial assistance of Rs 5 lakh each to 1,000 drivers from the SC/ST communities.“Uber will encourage beneficiaries to register as drivers on the app, train them and provide access to entrepreneurial opportunities and viable earnings. We will take every effort to realise the potential and ambitions of our young people.”Pradeep Parameswaran, president, Uber India & South Asia, said, “As a multi-modal platform, we believe that technology holds the key to creating millions of economic opportunities while solving mobility, security and congestion issues.”.