The Telangana State Road Transport Corporation (TGSRTC) on Monday, April 21, announced a lifetime free bus pass for a baby girl born on one of its buses and a year-long free travel pass for the ASHA worker who helped with the delivery.
The incident took place on April 15 when a pregnant woman, Suvarna, was returning home to Kollapur after completing medical tests in Nagarkurnool. She was travelling on a Hyderabad-Kollapur express bus when she experienced sudden labour pains near Adirala village in Pedda Kothapalli mandal.
Noticing the woman in distress, ASHA worker Malli Kantamma, who was travelling with the expectant mother, alerted conductor Raj Kumar and private hire bus driver Venugopal. The staff immediately stopped the bus and ensured all passengers were safely evacuated to give privacy and space for the emergency delivery.