- Offering 5x insurance cover to employees
- Emergency ward with basic medical facilities for employees
- Sanitization services for frontline workers using Germ Shield
- Isolation wards for automobile dealers
New Delhi, May 6, 2021: Being a responsible company in these unprecedented times, Droom, India’s largest and pioneering AI-driven online automobile marketplace, has announced a 1 crore budget to combat COVID for its employees and dealers’ community under the banner – Droom Cares. Droom Cares is an initiative by the company for the well-being of its employees, entire dealers community and other stakeholders. This umbrella initiative has been conceptualised to stand with all our stakeholders and support them in this gloomy situation.
As a part of this initiative, Droom will ensure proper sanitization of a few healthcare facilities, police stations, clinics, pharmacies, as well as the homes of healthcare workers in Delhi NCR to ensure they are protected from the virus. The company will be using Germ Shield, its anti-microbial coating developed by the company and certified by NALB, FICCI, and Grant Thornton.
Not only this but also for the well-being of society, Droom has created a COVID SWAT team to verify all leads regarding oxygen supply, hospital beds, ICU availability, oximeters, food suppliers, plasma donors, and COVID-related life-saving drugs, this initiative enables Droomers to help anyone in need.
To extend helping hand to the worst hit small and medium enterprises, Droom has launched programs for it’s 20,500+ dealers to assist on pharmaceuticals,COVID vaccination, medical assistance andalsopeovide isolation ward to asymptotic dealers with basic medical facilities.
Droom has also launched multiple programs for Droomers by converting its Sector 15 office into an emergency response center with telemedicine services, nurses, and all basic healthcare facilities. Moreover, taking a step further to ensure the safety of Droomers and their families, Droom has increased the medical insurance coverage by 5 times this year, providing medical coverage group insurance for parents, and has even launched a telemedicine consultation for mental and physical health free of cost for Droomers. A unique Buddy Program has been initiated where Droom will assign one employee to another who is recovering from COVID-19 and requires assistance.
Speaking on the initiative, Mr. Sandeep Aggarwal, Founder,and CEO of Droom said, “The second wave of the pandemic has triggered an unprecedented crisis for the country. We would like to show our commitment to society by trying to help people in these difficult times. To overcome this situation, Droom has activated its Droom Care initiative for all its stakeholders, that will provide immediate relief to combat the current situation. We have organized a Covid SWAT room for quick assistance and have converted one of our office facilities into emergency wards with basic medical facilities and doctor teleconsultation for our employees in times of need.
He further added, “Not only this, but we have also created a special insurance scheme for all our employees and dealers to have hassle-free treatment in these stressful times. The insurance scheme will give 5 times more cover to our employees and to be also extended to their parents and current family members. Our endeavor has always been to stand firmly united with our stakeholder in the most stressful times and we are confident to overcome these together.”
About Droom
Droom is a tech and data science-driven online automobile marketplace, which offers 21st-century experience in buying and selling automobiles in India. As a marketplace, Droom offers Great Selection, Low Prices, Trust, Transparency, and Convenience second to none. Droom has 600K+ automobiles to choose from with a listed inventory of $14Bn+ from over 20K+ Auto Dealers and presence in 1,091 cities. Droom has 6.5 Mn+ Facebook followers, making it the largest auto-focused community in India.
Droom has built an entire eco-system around used automobiles for the digital economy, including Orange Book Value (used vehicle pricing engine | 460 Mn+ Queries), ECO (1,000+ points vehicle inspection | 152K+ inspections), History (history records for used vehicles | Database of 250 Mn+ vehicles), Discovery (dozens of pre-buying research tools), and Financial Services (Loan & Insurance).
With an 80% market share of the automobile transactions online, Droom is India’s largest automobile platform online and among the largest E-Commerce companies. Droom is among the most trusted consumer internet brands in India often recognized for its innovative approach and technology and is backed by marquee global investors.
