Namma Yatri Expands Offerings With Auto And Cab Rentals

Marking an expansion to its offerings, union-backed ride-hailing service Namma Yatri has reportedly kicked off its auto and cab rentals to take on counterparts like Ola and Uber. 

So far, the service has been piloted for Android users at Bengaluru and Chennai only. Besides this, the ride-hailing service aims to test this service at Delhi- NCR in the next fortnight, Moneycontrol reported.

It is pertinent to note that with this development Namma Yatri will probably become the first ride-hailing service to pilot auto rentals in the country. However, the likes of Ola and Uber have been offering rental services around cabs for quite some time now, the report added. 

While the charges for an hour of rental service auto costs INR 190 for 10 Km, the rates of renting a non AC mini cabs, AC mini cabs, sedans and XL cabs are INR 250, 285, 320 and 390, respectively. 

Above 10 Km of distance, it will charge an additional distance fare between INR 10 to INR 21 depending on the type of vehicle. Alongside this, a flat usage fare of INR 3 and a pickup charge between INR 20 to INR 30 will also be levied. 

The development comes almost three months after Namma Yatri debuted its cab-hailing services in its home city Bengaluru. Besides, Bengaluru, Namma Yatri also offers cab aggregator services in Kochi, Kolkata, Hyderabad and Chennai. 

Not to mention that the ride-hailing app entered the Chennai and Delhi markets to offer auto rides to customers in January this year. 

The Namma Yatri’s expansion spree is accompanied by the launch of several other similar ride-hailing apps across the nation.

For instance, a transport union in Bengaluru was reported to roll out an auto rickshaw ride booking app, ‘Nagara Metered Auto’, in partnership with Agnibhu Technologies. 

Developed by fintech startup Juspay and backed by Nandan Nilekani’s Beckn Foundation, the Namma Yatri app facilitates direct rides between users and drivers, thereby cutting out aggregators such as Ola and Uber, which charge commissions as high as 30%.

Not to mention, Namma Yatri joined hands with Google Maps and ONDC intending to enhance the public transport service in India. 

In recent times ONDC has witnessed a fall in mobility transactions which reflects the moderate growth in the number of trips recorded via Namma Yatri. Notably, the ride-hailing segment on ONDC saw moderate growth as the platform recorded 38 Lakh trips in May as against 36 Lakh transactions in April. 

Overall, the Namma Yatri family of apps constitute over 2.1 lakh drivers, 50 lakh customers. It claims to be among the prominent players in several cities namely Bengaluru, Mysuru, Hyderabad and Kolkata.