Cart Driver

Aliases: Animal-drawn Cart Driver

Industry/Sector(s): Logistics

JOB DESCRIPTION ¹

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

WORK ENVIRONMENT ¹

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

EDUCATIONAL QUALIFICATIONS AND TRAINING

Minimum – Equivalent to 5^thstandard

KEY COMPETENCIES ¹

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

DESIRABLE COMPETENCIES

Not applicable

AVAILABLE SKILL TRAINING AND LEARNING INSTITUTES

Schools across India

AVAILABLE SKILL TRAINING SCHEMES/SCHOLARSHIPS

http://nscsindia.org/AboutUs.aspx

SAMPLE OF TRAINING AND LEARNING COURSES

Not applicable

CAREER PROGRESSION PATH

Assistant Cart Driver → Cart Driver → Animal Cart Owner

Transfer option

India: Yes
Abroad: No

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EXPECTED EARNINGS

Rate of wages - ₹ 6,000 to ₹ 7,000 per month (These figures are indicative and subject to change)

REQUIRED WORK EXPERIENCE

Previous relevant experience required

PROBABLE EMPLOYERS

Self-employed

KEYWORDS ¹

Bullock Cart Driver
Animal-Drawn Cart Driver
Ox-Cart Driver

OCCUPATIONAL CODES AND STANDARDS

Standard	Code	Description
NCO 2015	9332.0200	Cart Driver
ISCO 2008	9332	Drivers of Animal -Drawn Vehicles and Machinery
NIC 2008	49226	Passenger transport by man- or animal-drawn vehicles
QP Reference	NA	NA
NSQF	NA	NA

REFERENCES

1	National Classification of Occupation-2004
2	http://www.villageearth.org/pages/sourcebook/transportation
3	http://socialjustice.nic.in/policiesacts3.ph
4	https://www.kpmg.com/DE/de/Documents/Logistics_Game_Changers_Transforming_India_logistics_industry_2013.pdf
5	http://www.nsdcindia.org/sites/default/files/files/transportation-logistics-2009.pdf

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