Delhi Transport Corporation to offer free rides to women on Raksha Bandhan
This facility will be made available in both AC and non-AC busesTwo-and-a-half months back Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal had proposed free ride for women in all DTC buses
New Delhi: Delhi Transport Corporation (DTC) will provide free rides to lady passengers on the occasion of Raksha Bandhan on 15 August.
This facility will be made available in both AC and non-AC buses.
Two-and-a-half months back Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal had proposed free ride for women in all DTC buses, cluster buses and Delhi Metro trains.
"On all DTC buses, cluster buses and metro trains women will be allowed to travel free of cost so that they have safe travel experience and can access modes of transport which they were not able to, due to high prices," Kejriwal said while addressing a press conference on 3 June.
Union Minister for Housing and Urban Affairs Hardeep Singh Puri on 27 June said in the Lok Sabha that it had not received any proposal on Delhi government's plans to provide a free ride for women commuters in Delhi metro.
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