Hyderabad, March 7 -- The free travel for girls and women on Telangana State Road Transport Corporation (TSRTC) buses, promised by the Congress during the assembly election campaign, has received a massive response.

Daily, lakhs of women passengers travel on the buses for free.

Over 24 crore women passengers traveled free in TSRTC buses

According to data provided by TSRTC, over 24 crore women passengers have traveled free under the Mahalakshmi Scheme.

As of March 6, 24.0465 crore women passengers have utilized the scheme.

On average, 28.97 lakh passengers have traveled per day under the scheme.

Following is the number of passengers who traveled each day in the past six days.

One of Congress' guarantees

The Mahalakshmi Scheme is on...