LUCKNOW, April 8 -- The ten-day employment fair aimed at recruiting women into the Uttar Pradesh State Road Transport Corporation (UPSRTC) commenced on Tuesday at multiple centres. Transport minister Dayashankar Singh stated that the fair was initially scheduled for February but was postponed due to the Mahakumbh.

Through these employment fairs being held across 21 districts, the UPSRTC aims to recruit 5000 women as conductors for the state bus fleet. The recruitment drive will begin on April 8 in Ghaziabad, Aligarh, Bareilly, Ayodhya, and Varanasi; continue on April 11 in Meerut, Etawah, Hardoi, Devipatan, and Azamgarh; followed by Saharanpur, Jhansi, Kanpur, Chitrakootdham, Banda, and Prayagraj on April 15; and conclude on April 17 in ...