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Free bus rides offer Indian women new option for work, and play
Karnataka is the most recent Indian state to make bus commutes free to women, a program called Shakti, a Hindi word for strength. Delhi was the first, in 2019, giving out free, pink paper tickets to women. More than 1 billion have been used so far, the government said earlier this year. Punjab and Tamil Nadu also started similar schemes.
07 November 2023, 03:49 IST
Free bus rides offer Indian women new option for work, and play
07 November 2023, 03:49 IST
Before the free ride, a wait for better waiting spaces
Reality check of bus shelters
12 June 2023, 13:18 IST
Before the free ride, a wait for better waiting spaces
12 June 2023, 13:18 IST
Shakti Yojana | Women avail free bus rides in Karnataka
Women in Karnataka can now travel for free in government buses as the government rolled out one of its five poll guarantees -- the 'Shakti' scheme. Here are pictures of women availing free bus transport on Sunday after the scheme was launched.
12 June 2023, 07:53 IST
Shakti Yojana | Women avail free bus rides in Karnataka
12 June 2023, 07:53 IST
How women in K'taka can travel for free from June 11
06 June 2023, 14:59 IST
How women in K'taka can travel for free from June 11
06 June 2023, 14:59 IST
BMTC prints no timetables
Lack of schedules makes travelling by bus a random, hit-and-miss experience for most commuters
18 October 2019, 06:13 IST
BMTC prints no timetables
18 October 2019, 06:13 IST
DC, ADC show the way, take bus to work
Udupi Deputy Commissioner Hephsiba Rani Korlapati who has been encouraging government officials to use public transport at least once a week, set an example by using the public transport to commute from home to the DC building on Thursday.
30 May 2019, 18:47 IST
DC, ADC show the way, take bus to work
30 May 2019, 18:47 IST
