Rent-a-Bike – Providing Cheap Transportation to Rural Punjab

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According to major media outlets, Rent-a-bike business is going good in the country and is booming in the rural areas of South Punjab. I, myself, belong to South Punjab region and am not surprised by this news as I know that a lot of people in the region have been doing this business for a long time and have established rent-a-bike businesses in every city, town, and village in South Punjab. Not only business professionals are taking part in this rent-a-bike business, but many household citizens are also taking part in it as a side or part-time business to increase their livelihood.

So what are the reasons why rent-a-bike business is booming in Southern Rural Punjab?

First off, the rural region of South Punjab as any other rural areas of the country is less developed, and people living there are mostly poor and lower middle class. So they cannot afford to rent a car every time they need to travel from one village/town to another. With low income, the Rent-a-bike facility is a great blessing for them. They can easily rent a bike for just Rs. 25 for per hour and can travel to their required destination without any hassle. However, the charges of renting a motorcycle may differ according to village or town.

Compared to the investment in rent-a-car business the investment in rent-a-bike is meager, and in return, one can earn a lot.

The other reason, in my opinion, why the rent-a-bike business is booming in South Punjab is lack of road infrastructure in the region. And due to not proper road infrastructure rent-a-car business holders hesitate to work in those remote areas as the bad pathways may damage their cars, which cost millions. This creates an opportunity for rent-a-bike business to flourish in the region.

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Compared to cars, bikes can be maintained easily without spending heavy sums. Renting a bike costs lesser than a car. Similarly, motorcycles consume less fuel than a car, so people living in these underdeveloped areas prefer bikes to cut the cost of fuel consumption.

Before writing this article, I talked to a local of DGK who is running this rent-a-bike business. He told me that aside from doing his job he also gives people bike for rent and hence supplementing his monthly income.

In conclusion, I must say that local rent-a-bike business is not only providing less costly traveling facilities to people of the region but is boosting the local economy of the region as well. Furthermore, with growing population and an urgent need for quick transportation, these rent-a-bikes facilities are necessary not only for South Punjab but whole Pakistan.

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