Drivers' anger erupts over Green SM! Promised salary of ₹40,000, got only this much

Drivers' anger erupts over Green SM! Promised salary of ₹40,000, got only this much

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VinFast supported Green SM EV taxi service, recently launched in Delhi-NCR, seems to be running into trouble. Many drivers have alleged that the promises of monthly income of ₹35,000-40,000 made at the time of recruitment are not being fulfilled. In the video viral on social media, drivers are seen demanding their salary. After all, what is the whole controversy, what is the company's stand and what impact can it have on the EV taxi sector? Know the whole story.

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Green SM Driver Salary Controversy: Know the whole matter.

Vietnam's Vinfast supported electric taxi service company Green SM, which was recently launched on the roads of Delhi-NCR, is embroiled in controversies. The company had recruited the drivers by promising them an attractive monthly salary of ₹35,000 to ₹40,000, but now many drivers allege that the salary is not being received on time or is being given very little.

In a viral Instagram reel, drivers are seen shouting – “Give us the celery, it is our rightful money, no one is begging.” This controversy is raising questions on the initial success of the company in Delhi-NCR. Drivers say that the promises of Minimum Business Guarantee (MBG) income are not being fulfilled, even though the company had entered the market with low fares (₹8 per km) and EV fleet. This case is highlighting the challenges of new players among platforms like Ola-Uber.

What is the matter?

Green SM (Green and Smart Mobility) is the mobility arm of Vinfast, which started with around 1,000 electric taxis in Delhi-NCR. The company launched a recruitment campaign by luring drivers with fixed salaries, incentives and stable income. Many drivers considered it a better option than the commission-based system of Ola-Uber. But a few days after the launch, problems in payments surfaced. Drivers allege that the initial promise of ₹ 1,346 per day or ₹ 35,000 monthly guarantee is not being given. One driver claimed that he got only ₹1,064 in the entire week.

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Delhi govt fines 162 four-wheelers violating GRAP III restrictions

Delhi govt fines 162 four-wheelers violating GRAP III restrictions

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By: HT Auto Desk
| Updated on: 05 Nov 2023, 15:46 PM

The Delhi Transport Department’s enforcement teams on Saturday slapped a fine of ₹20,000 on the owners of 162 cars/ SUVs for violating GRAP III restrictions imposed in the city in the view of hazardous levels of air pollution prevailing. GRAP III stands for Graded Response Action Plan stage III restrictions, which include a ban on operation of BS 3 petrol and BS 4 diesel four-wheelers.

Commuters make their way along a road amid heavy smoggy conditions in New Delhi on November 5, 2023. (AFP)

Enforcement teams have been deployed across the national capital in shifts, with focus on 13 pollution hotspots – Rohini, Dwarka, Okhla, Punjabi Bagh, Vivek Vihar, Wazirpur, Jahangirpuri, RK Puram, Bawana, Narela, Mundka, Mayapuri and Anand Vihar. As many as 84 such teams are spread across these areas for enforcement of restrictions related to four wheelers while 30 such teams are targeting two-wheelers round the clock.

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These enforcement teams are further being supervised by nine teams led by inspectors. Eighteen enforcement teams are deployed on border areas around hotspots to monitor overloaded trucks, heavy vehicles, and BS 3 and BS 4 light motor vehicles. Additionally, sixteen other teams are working in shift of 4 PM to 12 AM, to tackle the congestion due to inter-state buses and other vehicles at major choke points.

Further, 41 teams have been deployed on identified 22 stretches of the Inner Ring Road and Outer Ring Road in two shifts to monitor and catch offending vehicles while 39 motorcycle patrolling teams have been deployed from 9 AM to 6 PM for enforcing PUCC violations.

Amid the deteriorating air quality in the national capital, only BS 4 emission standards-compliant light motor vehicles, electric vehicles, CNG vehicles, including buses are allowed to ply on the national capital’s roads. So far, 301 overloaded trucks have been impounded while 3,683 vehicle owners have been challaned for not having pollution under check, as per the officials.

Additionally, 340 buses were impounded for different violations and 4,031 challans were issued to owners for parking violations.

(with inputs from PTI)

First Published Date: 05 Nov 2023, 15:44 PM IST


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