J&K: 21-year-old woman drives auto rickshaw after her father lost his job due to covid lockdown

A 21-year-old woman from Jammu and Kashmir is in the news for breaking all barriers and deciding to help her father to earn living by becoming a female auto driver.

The 21 year old woman made a big decision to drive a rickshaw to support her family after her father lost his job in Coronavirus Lockdown. Banjeet Kaur is a 21-year-old woman from Udhampur district of Jammu and Kashmir. As per reports, Banjit's father was working as a school bus drive.

But owing to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic he lost his job as the school was closed due to lockdown. So the family decided to drive a rickshaw. The father initially drove a rickshaw. However, he did not get enough income to meet the needs of his family, so he decided to help his father.

Speaking to news agency ANI, Banjeet said, “My father was a school bus driver but he lost his job as the schools remain closed due to COVID-19. He started driving auto-rickshaw but he was not able to earn sufficient. So I stepped-in.” 

“I am a second-year student and driving auto-rickshaw is like a part-time job,” she said. Stating confidently that, “We girls should be ready for every situation”, Banjeet said that her family is happy that by her driving she is able to impact the lives of many.

Banjeet’s father, Sardar Gorakh Singh said, “The girls can excel in every field. They can choose their profession depending on their will. After I lost my job during the lockdown, my daughters asked me to teach them to drive auto-rickshaw. I supported them.”