The digital revolution of recent years shook up the existing social fabric of the country. From young billionaires and CEOs, to profit generating and economically stable drivers, new socio-economic classes have mushroomed across tech centres of the country, and are spreading to the 'non-metro' cities as well. However, despite the rosy picture painted by big MNCs like Ola and Uber for the average working Indian, the shocks and stresses felt by the aggregator taxi industry due to the recent coronavirus lockdown highlighted the need for welfare intervention by the State for the weaker sections. Apart from one-time grants and toothless legislations, the State needs to implement institutional policies that empower the still weaker classes like the Ola-Uber taxi drivers who, despite the digital boom professing its egalitarian aspirations, still remain largely helpless.
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