India, July 26 -- A new report has found that women's employment in Bengaluru rose by 23% after the implementation of Karnataka's Shakti Scheme, which provides free bus travel for women across the state.

Hubballi-Dharwad too saw a 21% increase in women joining the workforce during the same period, pointing to a positive shift in mobility-linked economic participation.

According to a report by The Hindu, the findings are part of a report titled "Beyond Free Rides: A Multi-State Assessment of Women's Bus Fare Subsidy Schemes in Urban India", published by Nikore Associates and commissioned by the Sustainable Mobility Network. The study spanned 10 cities across five states, Karnataka, Delhi, Kerala, Maharashtra, and West Bengal, and drew fr...