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A 52-year-old granny who will be riding a scooter is being happily received by her clients

Punjab just got its bike taxis and a 52-year-old grandmother from Mohali’s Phase 11 is among the 100  riders to offer such services as part of the Punjab government’s ‘Apni Gaddi, Apna Rozgar’ programme.

This bike taxi service is part of a new government scheme called Apni Gaddi, Apna Rozgar, aimed at generating jobs for the state’s unemployed youth. To start with, the bike taxis will start plying in Mohali, Ludhiana, Zirakpur and Kharar. Existing and new motorcycle owners will be able to get commercial permits and licences to run two-wheelers as pillion taxis. And this taxi service has paved