Students can travel free on govt. buses till they get passes
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Students can travel free on govt. buses till they get passes

The Hindu  

The Tamil Nadu State Transport Corporation Villupuram Division has said that students wearing school uniforms will be allowed free travel on TNSTC buses in Vellore, Ranipet, Tirupattur and Tiruvannamalai districts from June 10 when schools reopen. According to a press release, the initiative will be in place until students are provided with free bus passes for this academic year. The initiative is also extended to students of government arts and science colleges, government polytechnic institutes and Industrial Training Institutes. The Villupuram division of TNSTC, which operates 1,040 buses daily in the region, have also instructed the conductors not to demand a pass or collect fares from students without an old pass, if they are in their school uniform, the release said.

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Free travel for women in RTC buses in a month’s time, says AP minister
6 months ago

Free travel for women in RTC buses in a month’s time, says AP minister

Deccan Chronicle  

Vijayawada: The Telugu Desam-led Andhra Pradesh government would introduce the ‘free travel for women’ system in APSRTC buses within a month’s time, as per the party’s election promise. APSRTC sources say free ride for women in state-run buses has been in vogue in Tamil Nadu and Delhi too, apart from Karnataka and Telangana. Women passengers have to present a valid …

Karnataka announces free bus travel for women up to 20 km inside border states
1 year, 6 months ago

Karnataka announces free bus travel for women up to 20 km inside border states

Firstpost  

The Chief Minister said he along with Deputy Chief Minister and Transport Minister will launch five guarantees at Vidhana Soudha at 11 AM. All women will be entitled to travel free of cost in all the buses other than AC and Volvo including express bus services Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah clarified on Saturday that women can travel up to 20 …

Free rides for women: passengers in parts of Karnataka will miss out on benefit
1 year, 6 months ago

Free rides for women: passengers in parts of Karnataka will miss out on benefit

The Hindu  

As the Karnataka government is gearing up to launch ‘Shakti’ - the scheme to allow women to travel for free in State–run road transport corporation buses from June 11, passengers in parts of the state, especially in Coastal Karnataka and Malnad districts where a majority of the bus services are operated by private operators, may not get the full benefit …

SSC students can travel free in RTC buses for exams
1 year, 8 months ago

SSC students can travel free in RTC buses for exams

Deccan Chronicle  

Vijayawada: Education minister Botsa Satyanarayana has announced that students writing their SSC exams from Monday can travel for free in APSRTC buses for the duration of their exams. Addressing media here on Saturday, Satyanarayana said with the advent of summer and rising temperatures, half-day school system will be implemented from Monday across the state. He underlined that “one minute norm” …

Madras HC Restrains TN Govt From Purchasing Buses That Are Not Disable-Friendly
3 years, 5 months ago

Madras HC Restrains TN Govt From Purchasing Buses That Are Not Disable-Friendly

News 18  

The Madras High Court on Thursday restrained the Tamil Nadu government from purchasing buses for public transport unless they are disabled- friendly. Advocate General R. Shanmughasundaram said that the government is purchasing disabled-friendly buses in phases as the poor condition of the roads would damage low-floor buses. One of the writ petitioners, disability rights advocate Vaishnavi Jaikumar, contended that the …

Tamil Nadu launches free bus travel for women’s empowerment
3 years, 6 months ago

Tamil Nadu launches free bus travel for women’s empowerment

The Hindu  

After swearing in as Tamil Nadu Chief Minister on May 7, 2021, M.K. The State government has announced an annual subsidy grant of Rs.1,200 crore to State transport corporations, assuming that women contribute 40 per cent of the Rs.3,000-crore annual ticket revenue of city and town buses. The government has decided to allocate a subsidy of Rs.1,200 crore a year …

Free bus service rolled out
3 years, 7 months ago

Free bus service rolled out

The Hindu  

On the first day of free bus travel for women, thousands of passengers travelled on about 5,600 ordinary fare buses across Tamil Nadu and on 1,700 buses in Chennai on Saturday. An ordinary fare bus will halt at all stops, and it will be helpful to women,” said a senior official of the Transport Department. “Women farmers and those who …

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