Nilgiris: Free travel scheme for women passengers in TNSTC buses was launched in Nilgiris on Sunday. Transport Minister S.S. Shivshankar, Tourism Minister K.
Speaking after launching the service, Shivshankar said that on an average 50 lakh women use the services every day across the state, and 440 crore free tickets have been issued so far since the scheme was launched in 2021.
The minister gave appointment letters to 13 people who got jobs on compassionate grounds, gold medals to seven drivers who had not been involved in any accident in the last 25 years and bronze medals to 43 drivers who had not been involved in any accident in the last ten years. Year.
Further, the minister said that in last year’s budget the state government had allocated Rs 2,800 crore to TNSTC and in this year’s budget it has allocated Rs 3,050 crore. “TNSTC is working effectively even without increasing the ticket fare,” he said. Sources said a government order for free travel in other hilly areas like Valparai and Kodaikanal will be issued soon.
