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CM Kejriwal boards buses to hear from women on Delhi govt’s new free ride scheme

A day after the Delhi govt launched the free bus ride scheme, CM Arvind Kejriwal said the move will increase women's role in Delhi's economy.

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New Delhi: Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal boarded public buses on Wednesday to get feedback from women passengers about his government’s free-ride scheme.

According to official figures released by the Delhi Transport Corporation (DTC) on Wednesday, over 4.77 lakh women availed pink tickets for free ride on the first day of the scheme on Tuesday.

“I boarded a few buses just now to get direct feedback from women. In addition to students, working women, women going for shopping, I also met a few who have to visit doc (doctor) regularly. They are also v (very) happy,” Kejriwal said, in response to a tweet.

In another tweet, the chief minister said the presence of bus marshals deployed by the Aam Aadmi Party government was creating a sense of safety among women passengers and “fear amongst eve-teasers.”

There are around 5,600 DTC and cluster buses where women can avail free-ride under the scheme through a pink ticket having face value of Rs 10 each. The government has set aside Rs 140 crore to implement the scheme.

A DTC official said the number of ticketed passengers on Tuesday was 13.65 lakh, of which 4.77 lakh pink tickets were issued to women passengers, who comprise 34.94 per cent of the total ridership.

The highest number of pink tickets — 1.33 lakh — were issued in the north zone of DTC, while the lowest number of pink tickets — 1.03 lakh — were issued in the east zone.

Launching the scheme on Tuesday on the occasion of ‘Bhai Dooj’, Kejriwal had hailed the move as “historic”, saying it would increase women’s role in Delhi’s economy besides empowering them.


Also read: Free DTC and cluster bus ride scheme for women begins in Delhi


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