Vijayawada, Aug. 6 -- The Andhra Pradesh State Cabinet which met here on Wednesday chaired by Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu approved the implementation of free bus travel to women.
As per the Cabinet decision, the free bus travel to women in the state will be lunched on Independence Day, August 15. The State has a population of 5.25 crore, of which 2.62 crore are women. Under the free bus travel scheme, women, girls and transgenders will be provided with the opportunity to travel from anywhere to anywhere for free in the APSRTC buses.
Under the scheme, women can travel in Palle Velugu, ultra Palle Velugu, city ordinary, express and metro express buses across the state. To avail the free bus travel facility, the women will have to sho...