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With an eye on 2020 Delhi assembly polls, CM Kejriwal makes public transport free for women

The government will bear their travel expenses which will be around Rs 700-800 crore, said chief minister Arvind Kejriwal.

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New Delhi:  Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal Monday said his government proposes to make metro and bus travel free for women in the national capital.

The proposal will be implemented within 2-3 months, he said.

The move comes ahead of the assembly elections scheduled early next year.

“Women will be given free rides in DTC, cluster buses and the Delhi Metro. The government will bear their travel expenses,” Kejriwal said at a press conference.

For the remaining part of this financial year, the cost of this comes to Rs 700-800 crore, he said.

Kejriwal said he has asked officials to study the proposal. The government has also sought feedback from the public.

Officers have been given a week to prepare a detailed report after which a proposal will be brought in the cabinet, he said.

The step will not lead to congestion in the Delhi Metro, as the daily ridership will increase by just one lakh. Currently, 25 lakh people travel by metro daily, he said.

He also said that his government accords top priority to women safety and has passed a tender to install 1.50 lakh CCTV cameras across the city.

“A survey for 70,000 CCTVs has been completed and these will be installed by December. A proposal for another 1.40 lakh cameras in under consideration,” he said.

As many as 1.50 lakh CCTV cameras will be installed in government-run schools by November, Kejriwal added.

At a public meeting on Saturday, the chief minister had said his government was considering to make metro and bus travels free for women in Delhi “to encourage them to use public transport”.

Kejriwal had also said his government is in touch with city’s power regulator to bring down fixed charge component of electricity bill.


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2 COMMENTS

  1. Wasting public money by allowing free journey to women’s, crime will increase e.g pickpocketing the court should not allow stupid ideas

  2. The LG has the last word on governance in Delhi. This would be a fit case for him to apply his mind, intervene if he feels that this move is not fiscally responsible.

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