Auto-rickshaw driver from Vizag wins accolades for offering free transport service to pregnant women
U. Sundar Rao, an auto-rickshaw driver from Visakhapatnam, has been recognized for providing free transport to pregnant women for over 26 years. Inspired by his father, he has assisted thousands of women in reaching hospitals for delivery.
Why it matters
This story highlights the impact of individual community service and the importance of grassroots support systems in healthcare access.
There is nothing greater than service, it is said. True to this spirit, a city-based auto-rickshaw driver, U. Sundar Rao, has been providing free transport to pregnant women for the past 26 years.
This gesture, in spite of his meagre source of earnings, won him accolades when the district administration felicitated 48-year-old Mr. Sundar Rao during the Independence Day celebrations.
Since the year 2000, Mr. Sundar Rao has helped 9,423 pregnant women reach hospital in time for delivery.
And who is his inspiration? No wonder, it is his father U. Prakash, a rickshaw-puller of the 1970s.
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