I am glad to Wish all the Drivers Across
the Country a delighted
Happy Drivers Day.
What
is Driver's Day?
This is an initiative to dedicate a day to Driver’s all over
India. By such a dedication, we aim to show them just how much they are
appreciated and to thank them for their indispensable services in keeping the
logistics industry afloat. It will be a day when the drivers take pride in
their services and celebrate their profession. We hope to add this day in the
list of already existing commemorative days.
The
Day
First time celebration will be on 17th September 2013, and every year
afterwards.
Why
on 17th September?
The Driver’s Appreciation week is already celebrated in United
States Of America from 16th –
21st September every
year. However in India 17th September
is celebrated as Vishvakarma Jayanti which is officially celebrated by the
drivers. Thus it gives a good platform to be celebrated as driver’s day as it
also falls in the driver’s appreciation week and hence the concept can be
easily replicated nationally or internationally
For
whom should we celebrate this day?
Our aim is to spread our plans to as many logistics companies,
Taxi and Auto Drivers Associations, and all other Drivers associations existing
across India. Every Logistic or any automobile company can contribute in their
own way in making this event a very memorable day for their drivers. Client
companies which make use of logistics services can help out too.
Why
should we celebrate this day?
Drivers are the wheels which keep our nation moving, yet they
are not given the due respect they deserve. They are often mistreated,
harassed, underpaid and overworked. Almost every cause has a day dedicated to
itself – World Aids Day on December 1, Father’s Day on third Sunday of June,
Friendships Day on first week of August and Engineers Day on June 15. Even
environment has a day dedicated to it so why not come up with a new initiative
to dedicate a day to Drivers?
R. Selvaraj, Retd. Postal MMS Driver, Dindigul-624 005.
