
Pay to queue up: Online service lets you hire errand boy for ATM duty
Tired of standing in long queues outside banks and ATMs?
A Delhi-based online service, “Book My Chotu”, offering general helpers for household purposes on an hourly basis is here to your rescue!
The solution is simple: You hire a ‘chotu’, meaning errand boy, to hold your place in the queue and quickly swap before your turn. This makes it a hassle-free process without you sharing your card or bank information with someone else.
“It started when my mother was ill and I needed immediately needed cash,” said founder and CEO, Satjeet Singh Bedi. “I requested my teammates to stand in the queue in place of me and quickly replaced them when my turn came.”
With long and tiring queues on an everyday basis since the announcement of demonetisation by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, this is a constant source of trouble for the common man.
Since the online service introduced this advertisement, it has received “positive curiosity and attraction”, says Bedi. The idea was thought of as an “employment generator” providing ”help for people” with busy schedules.
When asked whether other people standing in queues object to this last minute substitution process, the founder said, “This is already a common practice amongst family members and we insist that you treat ‘chotus’ with respect”.

The Book My Chotu website explains the service in three simple steps: Log onto the website, enter the required information and wait for your ‘chotu’ to arrive.

Their official website also has a disclaimer stating that ‘Chotu’ is just a name for branding purposes. All employees are above the age of 18 and they have no objection with this name.
“We thought of this as an opportunity to support the government in its fight against corruption and help our customers at the same time,” said Bedi.

I&B ministry summons Amazon Prime officials in India over controversy around web
- I&B ministry summons Amazon Prime officials in India over controversy around web series ‘Tandav’, reports ANI

Facebook, Twitter representatives to appear before IT parliamentary panel
- HT had reported on Wednesday that the panel was mulling the decision in the wake of the privacy concerns surrounding WhatsApp’s new policy.

IRCTC to resume cooked food supply to passengers in trains soon: Eastern Railway

Govt procures paddy worth ₹1.06 lakh crore so far this kharif season

News updates from Hindustan Times: Plea on farmers tractor rally in SC on Monday

LoC infiltration down by 70%, surrender policy for terrorists in the works: Army
- Chinar Corps commander Lt Gen BS Raju said the Line of Control remains fairly active because of Pakistan's attempts to push in terrorists.

Record construction of 534 km of national highways in one week, says govt

Rajinikanth's 'Makkal Mandram' office-bearers join DMK

SC to hear plea of Delhi Police to stay tractor rally by farmers on Republic Day
- The Delhi Police in its application seeking injunction against farmers taking out a tractor rally had said that the tractor rally could cause law and order problems and embarrass the country.

Farmers stage protest rally against new farm laws in Jammu

At 103, India's first voter casts vote in Himachal Pradesh panchayat polls

Farmers' union seeks Delhi police commissioner's nod to sit-in at Ramlila Maidan

Surgical strikes in Pak gave public confidence borders safe under BJP govt: Shah

Haridwar painted in colours of folk tradition, culture during Maha Kumbh Mela
