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Busy with work? Still get your home chores done, here's how (see pics)

Mumbai: Pakhi Singh, a 27-year-old advertising professional, has only one weekly off. A tubelight in her room has been flickering since three days, and a leaking tap has been causing seepage on a wall of



With a workforce of 40, capable of catering to around 100 electric, plumbing, patchwork, windows, woodwork and tile repair services daily, the target audience of the company is "anyone and everyone who wants to save time".

"In a cosmopolitan city like Mumbai (as it is with Singapore, Kuala Lumpur and Bangalore - the cities where we plan to expand into), we have noticed that time is precious and getting handymen at your every beck and call is a challenge because of the sheer size of the city and the conditions of the people living in the city. So, our job is to make life easy for our customers," Tripty Arya, head, Travtus Workforce, told IANS.

Launched in June 2013, the company allows members to avail unlimited services - if you have a leaky tap today, they will send a plumber. If you notice a loose tile, they will send in a mason tomorrow or if you find a broken faucet tomorrow, they will send the plumber again.

One has to pay Rs.2,525 for a quarter and Rs.7,575 for a year to avail membership.