Bangalore: Shakti Free Bus Travel for Women Scheme (Shakti Free Bus Travel for Women Scheme) was launched yesterday, yesterday (Sunday) 5.71 lakh women traveled for free from 1 pm to 12 midnight on a single day across the state. In many parts of the state, there have been clashes between conductors and women passengers over the issue of ID proof. Awakened by this, the transport department said that they can travel in buses for free by showing the copy. Do you need an original ID? Or is a photocopy (xerox) sufficient? All the confusions have now come to an end.
Free travel was allowed only if the ID was original. This created confusion among women passengers. Due to this, riots are also happening in some places. Aware of this, the transport department has issued an amendment order and travel has been allowed despite the presence of Aadhaar card and voter ID photocopy. In this background you can travel free even if you have hard and soft copy.
Today (June 12) is the second day women left private vehicles and went for government buses. KSRTC and BMTC buses are full of women passengers. Yesterday (Sunday) from 1 pm to 12 midnight, 5.71 lakh women traveled for free across the state.
1,93,831 women passengers traveled in the buses of Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation Corporation whose travel value was Rs 58,16,178. A total of 2,01,215 women traveled in BMTC buses (passenger value 26,19604.00), while 1,22,354 women traveled in North-West Transport buses (trip value ( 36,17,096.00). 53,623 women traveled in Kalyan Karnataka Transport (trip value – 19.70). .0000.00).Thus a total of 5,71,023 women have traveled free of cost in transport buses yesterday.The cost of their ticket is Rs.1,40,22,878 and this money will be given to the transport organizations by the government.
This is only 11 hour figures. Since yesterday was Sunday, female students going to schools and colleges and employees going to private government offices did not travel. So the number of passengers can double today.
