Irfaan Alam organised the rickshaw sector in India and made it a profitable venture.He redsigned the rickshaws so that spaces on the vehicles could be sold for purposes of advertising and brand promotion
He also indicated that additional revenues could be made by selling products like water , juice , biscuits , mobile cards and newspapers to the passengers.
He provided insurance,ID cards and uniforms to the rickshaw pullers.Sammaan was founded in 2007.It gave the rickshaw pullers a sense of belonging and empowerment.It brought dignity and inclusion to those who were previously considered as menial labourers.
An entrepreneur is one who identifies an opportunity and puts in concious efforts to make it an enterprise.People generally discourage youth from treading this path.But it is time to think about entrepreneurship as a career, as it can be an important tool to tackle unemployment in the country.
At the Entrepreneurship Summit held at Washington DC in 2010, President Obama complimented Irfan Alam with the words,"you are doing a tougher job than me"
Great work mam
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