The pandemic forced ride-hailing platforms like Uber and Ola put a sudden brake on their plans, including significantly reducing their workforce. "However, with things starting up, mobility has been on the recovery phase for the last few months now," Kothari added. Among all the segments, autos and bike taxis have recovered the highest, clocking 23 million rides and 12 million rides, respectively. "However, it has still not recovered completely as compared to the pre-Covid days. The trend is inevitable as autos and bike taxis lower the risk of contracting the virus as per the medical research," Kothari added. Metros continue to recover faster than non-metros.

Kolkata has witnessed the highest recovery so far with more than 80 per cent, while Mumbai and Delhi are second with over 50 per cent. Pune has seen high (month-on-month) growth due to the low base of number of bookings. Mobility operations are gradually resuming in the rest of the country. "As cities return to normalcy, the sector will see a gradual recovery as the main segment that is the working professionals continue remote work," the report mentioned.

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