Bengaluru, July 14 -- The Karnataka government on Monday distributed sweets and saree to the women passengers in bus after Chief Minister Siddaramaiah handed over the symbolic 500th crore ticket to a woman under the Shakti scheme.

State Transport Minister Ramalinga Reddy assured that the scheme will continue in future.

"We started this scheme on 21 June, 2023. The 500th crore ticket was issued by the CM and the Dy CM too. We distributed sweets and sarees to the passengers too today... The scheme will continue 100 per cent..." Reddy told ANI.

Earlier today, CM Siddaramaiah and Deputy CM DK Shivakumar distributed tickets to women passengers on the bus near Windsor Manor Bridge in Bengaluru.

On this occasion, Transport Minister Ramalinga...