During a conversation with the driver, who was hired via Indrive, a woman discovered that the driver and five of his friends—each possessing degrees in corporate and civil engineering—had turned to cab driving after struggling to find suitable employment.
She shared her surprise on Reddit, noting that the driver in Thane had filed an income tax return of Rs 20 lakhs in the previous year.
Traditional cab drivers are encountering challenges due to the rise of services like Uber and Ola. This information has come as a shock to many.
The woman expressed her amazement at the driver’s impressive earnings, highlighting that he not only drives cabs but also owns five WagonRs, which he rents out to other drivers, thereby effectively running a small business within a broader context.
Graduate Cab Driver told me He Filed an ITR of 20 lakhs last year, I was shocked.
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The post rapidly attracted attention, emphasizing the striking difference between the driver’s achievements and the challenges encountered by numerous individuals in the conventional taxi sector.
Unions advocating for cab drivers have expressed their worries regarding the effects of app-based services, asserting that both national and state governments have failed to sufficiently tackle the problem.
“He was a good friendly young man, talking to me and my uncle. So yes he wasn’t lying neither capping, I know most of the drivers are kind of chapri , but he was bit mature friendly and religious, was having upvas , I don’t know if one can lie in Upvas, just saying,” says her post.
People shared their thoughts. One user seemed quite apprehensive, “Cabbies have a lot of expenses to cover for their cars – Loan emi petrol / CNG engine oil maintenance and in the long run tires dents, etc. If 20L is his business income then it’s probably not worth it for 5 cars and he’s surely in loss. Many Innova and expensive car fleet operators are making decent money but surely not enough to FOMO others.”
The other person said, “I once met a guy who had an iPhone pro model and I asked him how he was able to buy it, he told me that he owned a fleet of seven cabs and decided to pick me up from the airport as he had just dropped his wife off there and I was headed towards his home.”
