First women Auto Driver of Delhi and North India Sunita Chowdhary to be delivered an AUTO by Delhi government on 13 February at Okhla !

The first woman auto driver of the national territory of Delhi Sunita Choudhary will be presented with an Auto by Delhi government, fully financed at an interest of mere 6% annually.

She will be delivered the fully financed auto in a function at Okhla on 13 th February, 2013 organised by the chief minister of Delhi NCT Arvind Kejrival in the presence of the Delhi Transport minister Kailash Gehlot and Director of an agency Sincere Marketing Service Avinash Dhingra at Okhla.

A true symbol of women empowerment Sunita Choudhary, resident of Khirki Extension, Malviya Nagar, Delhi is a first Women Auto Driver since 2003 who was the victim of Dowry after marriage having confronted thrashing and physical torture at the hands of her husband n inlaws, fighting prolonged court cases seeking due justice after years of legal battle is a brave woman of grit and determination, who never lost heart and confidence starting her career as an auto driver in 2003 becoming the first woman driver, hiring the auto and earning the livelihood through dedicated hard work fighting all odds.

She was honoured by the then chief minister of Delhi Sheila Dikshit at Talkatora stadium in a glittering function of Delhi Commission of Women when Barkha Singh, MLA from R. K. Puram was its chairperson.

Continuing her challenging career as an Auto Driver for her dignified survival as a hard working woman, Sunita Choudhary, never gave up but continued her struggle to seek loan to buy a new Auto with meagre interest setting a precedence for other women in distress to stand on their own feet.

Her biggest hurdle was that the banks charged 12% annual interest on the loan which was beyond her capacity to pay.

However, since 2019 she ran from pillar to post to urge the central and state governments to lessen the loan for women for buying an auto for their survival. But all in vain.

Since 2019 she continued writing letters to the government for loan on less interest compared to the 12% loan accorded by banks and also met them personally.

Finally she succeeded and the government agreed to give fully financed loan to women on mere 6% to the SC, ST n backward category men and women to buy an auto. The total cost of the fully financed auto is Rs 5 Lakhs.

Her efforts after relentless struggle finally bore fruits. The Delhi government finally agreed to give women n men under Swa Rojgar Yojna ( Self Employment Scheme) loan for a fully financed auto with mere 6% annual interest.

On 13 February Sunita Choudhary will be delivered an auto in a function at Okhla for which she has thanked the Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejrival, Delhi Transport Minister Kailash Gehlot and Director of Sincere Marketing Service Avinash Dhingra.

This is indeed a successful story of a relentless struggling woman who not only fought a long legal battle against dowry and constant thrashing by her husband and in laws finally sending them to jail but also started her career as a first woman auto driver in entire North India including Delhi setting an outstanding example of women empowerment on her own. Kudos.