Leading Bollywood Star Neha Dhupia graces the launch with her presence : Meru plans to add 500 cabs in the city of Jaipur
Jaipur,July 2013: Meru Cabs, India’s largest and favorite radio taxi service, announces the launch of their operations in the pink city of Jaipur with the tagline ‘Padhariyo Thare Des’. Neha Dhupia, Bollywood star and icon graces the launch with her presence along with MD and Founder Mr. Neeraj Gupta and CEO, Mr. Siddhartha Pahwa. The world-class metered radio cab service is completely technology and systems driven and will offer Jaipurians a travel experience that is reliable, safe and comfortable.
Commenting on the occasion, Mr. Neeraj Gupta, Founder and Managing Director & promoter of V-link stated, “We launched the premium “metered taxi” business for the first time in Mumbai in April 2007, followed by Hyderabad, Delhi and Bangalore. In response to the exceptional consumer demand for Meru cabs the company now expands its footprints in the tier 2 cities as well with Jaipur being the first city.”
Mr. Siddhartha Pahwa, CEO, Meru cabs stated, “Having successfully operated Meru Cab services across 4 cities, we are delighted to bring this state-of-the-art travel experience to Jaipur. We aim to provide our customers world class transportation backed by best-in-class customer service, high end technology and transparency in billing that will provide customers a significantly better travel experience. Meru Cabs is well established in the radio taxi space and given our expertise in understanding commuter requirements, we are confident of offering Jaipurians an unparalleled travel experience. “
Over the years, one of the most important aspects of Meru Cab services has been to provide a safe and reliable commuting experience to customers through the continuous tracking of cabs via the GPS and GPRS system. Based on this system, Meru recently launched the ‘Trip Tracker Service’ an SMS based service through which an appointed person or family member of the commuter gets regular updates of the cab location and journey details. This feature is necessary to give the much needed safety assurance especially to women passengers & senior citizens traveling alone at odd hours. A first of its kind initiative, it is an opt-in service and will be available free of charge to all Meru customers in Jaipur.
Present on the occasion, Bollywood diva Neha Dhupia said, “Meru is the first name that comes to one’s mind when one thinks of metered radio cabs. It is a great initiative and we have seen how successful the brand has been in cities like Mumbai, Delhi, Bangalore and Hyderabad. A trusted service, I have turned to Meru many times and they have always proved completely reliable and comfortable.”
In addition, Meru Cab services offers various other cutting edge facilities like an automated audio-visual speed alarm, ensuring the safety of the customer as well as the driver, the convenience of booking a car through a 24×7 call center or website & automated e-bill at the end of the journey. For this purpose, Meru has own central dedicated call center for the city of Jaipur which can be reached by dialing 4422442. Of course, customers can always hail a cab on the streets if it is not occupied.
Meru follows a stringent driver selection and training process at “Meru Training Academy” thereby ensuring well groomed & courteous drivers. A viable option for commuters to feel safe and comfortable while travelling, Meru is consistently distinguishing itself as a provider of superior quality transport, expanding its footprint across India.
About Meru Cab Company
Meru Cab, a world class radio taxi service was launched in Mumbai in association with India Value Fund, a premier India centric private equity fund. Meru Cab has pioneered the concept of GPS/GPRS enabled radio cabs in Mumbai, Delhi, Hyderabad & Bangalore. Since its launch, Meru has continued to receive a phenomenal response from the customers and is consistently distinguishing itself as a provider of superior quality transport. Recognized by ‘The Limca Book of Records’ as the largest fleet taxi operator in the country, Meru Cabs has recently completed 25 million trips across India. Further you could visit www.merucabs.com
Awards
- Meru Cabs voted as India’s Most Preferred Cab Service Provider by TripAdvisor Travellers’ Choice 2013’
- Recognized by ‘The Limca Book of Records’ as the largest fleet taxi operator in the country in 2012
- Meru Cab won the Times Travel Honours ‘Travel Service’ Award 2011’
- Meru Cab, won the NASSCOM-CNBC IT User Award thrice in a row in 2008,2009 and 2010 in the Travel Segment as a recognition towards the pro-active and holistic approach to IT adoption and the seamless alignment of IT in operations.
- For its relentless effort towards providing a comfortable and convenient travel option, in 2009 Meru Cab received recognition by All India Passengers Association and was awarded the best & largest taxi company in the country and Mr. Neeraj Gupta was awarded businessman of the year