Karnataka: Nearly 1 crore women travel free in state-run buses under 'Shakti' scheme

On the third day, 20.57 lakh women took a free ride in Bengaluru city buses, which cost the government ₹2.02 crore, according to official figures.

Published on: Jun 14, 2023, 16:42:47 IST

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The upsurge in the usage of 'Shakti' scheme continued for the third consecutive day with 51.53 lakh women travelling free in non-premium buses of the state-run road transport corporations on Tuesday incurring an expenditure of ₹10.82 crore to the state exchequer.

Women travel by a bus in Bengaluru after the Karnataka government launched the 'Shakti' scheme which provides free bus travel for women across the state. (PTI)

On the third day of the scheme, rolled out on Sunday, 20.57 lakh took a free ride in Bengaluru city buses, which cost the government ₹2.02 crore, according to official figures.

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However, the state government made maximum spending of ₹4.12 crore on 13.98 lakh women who travelled in the Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation buses.

As many as 11.09 lakh women travelled in the North West Karnataka Road Transport Corporation ( ₹2.72 crore).

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There were 5.89 lakh women passengers using Shakti scheme in the Kalyana Karnataka Road Transport Corporation, ( ₹1.95 crore).

In just three days since the launch of Shakti scheme -- a key pre-election promise of the Congress -- in the state, 98,58,518 women travelled free in state buses which has cost the state exchequer ₹21.06 crore.

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