Overview
- The Instagram clip by Utkarsh Verma shows the driver saying he averages ₹2,500 per day after fuel and other expenses, which the poster tallies to roughly ₹75,000 a month.
- In the chat, the driver says money flows in Mumbai and adds that ₹75,000 is an average with potential near ₹1 lakh for harder work and a minimum near ₹60,000.
- Viewers compared the stated take-home with pay for fresh graduates, while others stressed long hours, traffic, heat, uncertain demand, and no benefits that come with informal work.
- The articles do not independently verify the driver’s average, and straight monthly math can miss bad days, repair bills, and seasonal swings that affect cash flow.
- News outlets amplified the claim to question ideas about “respectable” jobs, with Times Now leaning into office-versus-street status talk and Hindustan Times and India Today highlighting trade-offs.