Around 15.21 crore women utilised the Telangana government’s free travel for women scheme in the state-run Telangana State Road Transport Corporation (TSRTC) buses between December 9, 2023, and February 6, 2024.
The TSRTC said that the women saved around Rs 535 crore by availing the scheme.
The Mahalakshmi scheme in Telangana, launched by the Congress party-led state government, includes a free bus travel component for women and transgender persons on state-run non-AC buses.