Ride-hailing major Uber has announced that it will provide grants worth Rs 25 crore to its driver-partners in India to support them amid the current coronavirus crisis.

The US-based company is also looking at raising an additional Rs 25 crore through employee and third-party contributions, claimed Uber.

Uber India and South Asia President Pradeep Parameswaran said that thousands of driver-partners have started receiving the grants under the company's 'Uber Care Driver Fund' by direct transfer into their accounts to look after their urgent and essential family needs.

However, he did not comment on the number of driver-partners that will benefit from this grant. Also, the amount being disbursed to each person was not disclosed.

Uber has announced the launch of services like UberMedic, UberEssential. The driver partners from these services and Uber's delivery service driver-partners too are eligible for grants.

These services have been started recently for transporting frontline workers, providing essential rides to the elderly and moving everyday supplies across.

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