Keyword

Bullock Cart Driver

Animal-Drawn Cart Driver

Ox-Cart Driver

Minimum Equivalent to 5th standard

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The tasks an Cart Driver is expected to perform include:Driving cart drawn by one or two animals, on hire or as paid employee, to transport men and material from one place to another

Knowledge of harnessing and hitching horses to carriage

Proficient in loading and unloading cart

Knowledge of feeding animals and cleaning stables

Proficient in settling and collecting fares when plying on hire

Basic knowledge of stacking material, making deliveries, collecting payments and obtaining and issuing receipts

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Work independently

Willing to perform laborious tasks

Ability to followinstructions

Excellent communication skills

Hardworking

Patient

It is a field job

Need not handle a team

Local travelling is a part of this job role

Part-time work and contractual jobs are available

Work from home option is not available

Working hours

Flexible working hours

Minimum 8 hours of working everyday

Shift system is available

Is the job suitable for a candidate with special needs?Maybe

This job is not listed as hazardous or dangerous under The Factories Act 1948 (section 87)

Occupational hazards include fatigue, body ache, stress, etc.

Will be updated

(These figures are indicative and subject to change)

Animal-Drawn Cart Transportation in India

The farm family needs to move small quantities of inputs to the farm, harvested crops from field to home (often over rough terrain), and small surpluses to market. Small vehicles traveling at low speed over simple roads and tracks seem to best match this need. In fact, the animal-drawn cart in most developing countries still dominates this activity. In India, it has been shown that the total national investment in bullock carts exceeds the investment in either the national railroads or the national road network, and the number of ton-miles of material moved is comparable.

Recognizing that bullock carts are going to be part of the Indian transport network for many years to come, organizations such as the Indian Institute of Management have initiated work to improve cart designs through better bearings, lighter frames, and wheels less damaging to roadways. They are also developing harnesses that are not injurious to the draft animals. Given the initiatives undertaken by government and private companies, job opportunities for Cart Driver are bound to increase.

Self-employed

Villages across India