<p>Kolkata: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday launched the 'Yatri Sathi' app to enable commuters to avail of taxi services at economic rates.</p>.<p>Banerjee, while virtually launching the mobile application from her residence, said it would be of great help to the people.</p>.<p>'I am launching the Yari Sathi app now. It will be of great help to the public,' she said.</p>.<p>The app has been designed by Open Network for Digital Commerce (ONDC) which is providing technical support to the state for its seamless execution.</p>.Mamata govt offers assistance to Bengalis returning from Israel.<p>State Transport Minister Snehasis Chakraborty, who was at Howrah railway station during the launch of the app, said, 'This app-based taxi service is launched today in a full-fledged way before the Durga Puja and it is the first government-run app cab service in the country.' The 'Yatri Sathi' app was officially unveiled after a trial for three months with 21,000 listed vehicles, he said.</p>.<p>'We hope that the service will help common people travel from one place to another at an economical fare. This will be popular among commuters and taxi drivers who will get a higher number of passengers,' the minister said.</p>.<p>The state will not make any profit, Chakraborty added.</p>.<p>The launch of the app was simultaneously held at N S C Bose International Airport in Kolkata and Hazra crossing in the southern part of the metropolis.</p>
<p>Kolkata: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday launched the 'Yatri Sathi' app to enable commuters to avail of taxi services at economic rates.</p>.<p>Banerjee, while virtually launching the mobile application from her residence, said it would be of great help to the people.</p>.<p>'I am launching the Yari Sathi app now. It will be of great help to the public,' she said.</p>.<p>The app has been designed by Open Network for Digital Commerce (ONDC) which is providing technical support to the state for its seamless execution.</p>.Mamata govt offers assistance to Bengalis returning from Israel.<p>State Transport Minister Snehasis Chakraborty, who was at Howrah railway station during the launch of the app, said, 'This app-based taxi service is launched today in a full-fledged way before the Durga Puja and it is the first government-run app cab service in the country.' The 'Yatri Sathi' app was officially unveiled after a trial for three months with 21,000 listed vehicles, he said.</p>.<p>'We hope that the service will help common people travel from one place to another at an economical fare. This will be popular among commuters and taxi drivers who will get a higher number of passengers,' the minister said.</p>.<p>The state will not make any profit, Chakraborty added.</p>.<p>The launch of the app was simultaneously held at N S C Bose International Airport in Kolkata and Hazra crossing in the southern part of the metropolis.</p>