Drivers from 12 cities across three tiers; Experiment group: 3,300 platform-affiliated drivers; Control group: 1,700 non-platform drivers from Delhi-NCR, Mumbai, Bengaluru and Kolkata
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Note: The source stated that the responses were controlled for hours of work per week and the age of respondents.
Platform drivers refer to workers in the mobility service sector who find customers via an app or website and provide a paid service. Car sharing companies such as Uber and OLA provide such services in India.
Kaali-Peeli taxis are the iconic black and yellow colored Fiat cabs found in Mumbai.
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Hourly earnings of freelance platform drivers India 2019, by vehicle type
A survey carried out on the platform economy in India suggested that platform drivers who were paid wages by the platform usually earned somewhere between ** to 100 Indian rupees per hour in 2019. In comparison to autorickshaw drivers who were able to raise a maximum of *** Indian rupees an hour, SUV drivers and even some hatchback drivers had maximum hourly earnings that equaled *** Indian rupees.
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Invest India. (May 24, 2021). Earnings per hour of self-employed platform drivers across India in 2019, by vehicle type (in Indian rupees) [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved July 25, 2026, from /statistics/1247270/india-independent-platform-drivers-hourly-income/
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