Ola Group contributes INR 50 Lakhs to Tamil Nadu Chief Minister’s Relief Fund to aid state’s fight against COVID-19

Chennai, 9th May 2020: Ola Group, which operates Ola, India’s largest mobility platform, has announced a contribution of ₹50 Lakhs to the Tamil Nadu Chief Minister’s Relief Fund to help fight against the pandemic. The fund will support prevention and relief measures including healthcare support and addressing economic relief measures in the state. The Ola Group comprises various business units including Ola Mobility, Ola Financial Services, Ola Foods and Ola Electric. 

Bhavish Aggarwal, Co-founder and CEO of Ola Group said, “We are facing one of the biggest humanitarian crises of our time and the Ola Group remains committed to helping states, communities and those most affected by the pandemic. We extend our humble contribution to the State of Tamil Nadu as we work together towards fighting COVID-19. We are grateful to the men and women, who in these extraordinary times, are serving at the frontlines in these challenging times.”

Mobilising support for the entire driver-partner community during the lockdown period, Ola Foundation, the social welfare arm of the company, launched a crowdsourcing initiative, “Drive the Driver Fund.” The Ola Group and its employees have already contributed INR 20 crores towards this cause, while Bhavish Aggarwal, Co-founder and CEO, Ola has pledged his 1 year’s salary towards the fund. Through contributions from the Ola Group and through a crowdfunding platform for citizens and institutions, the fund will help drivers and their families through and beyond the outbreak and provide financial support for medical emergencies as well as essential supplies distribution. The Ola Group also contributed a sum of ₹5 crores to the PM-CARES fund in April, apart from extending support to various State Chief Minister’s Relief Fund.

About Ola:

Ola is India’s largest mobility platform and one of the world’s largest ride-hailing companies, serving 250+ cities across India, Australia, New Zealand, and the UK including key global markets like London and Sydney. The Ola app offers mobility solutions by connecting customers to drivers and a wide range of vehicles across bikes, auto-rickshaws, metered taxis, and cabs, enabling convenience and transparency for hundreds of millions of consumers and over 2.5 million driver-partners.

Ola’s core mobility offering in India is supplemented by its electric-vehicle arm, Ola Electric and Ola Fleet Technologies, India’s largest fleet management business. With its acquisition of Ridlr, India’s leading public transportation app and investment in Vogo, a dockless scooter sharing solution, Ola is looking to build mobility for the next billion Indians. Ola also extends its consumer offerings like micro-insurance and credit led payments through Ola Financial Services and a range of owned food brands with India’s largest network of cloud kitchens through Ola Foods.

Ola was founded in 2011 by Bhavish Aggarwal and Ankit Bhati with a mission to build mobility for a billion people.

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