Chennai, Sept. 21 -- Tamil Nadu Chief Minister C Joseph Vijay chaired a review meeting at the Secretariat on Monday regarding the preparatory work for the "Vettri Payanam" scheme.

The Chief Minister announced under Rule 110 in the Legislative Assembly on August 24 that no woman living in any part of Tamil Nadu should lose her opportunities due to transport fare, with social justice as the prime thought of this government, a press release said.

Considering this, he had announced that the free bus travel scheme for women would be expanded to benefit them on a large scale under the name 'Vettri Payanam' and would be implemented from October 2nd, the birth anniversary of the Father of the Nation, Mahatma Gandhi.

At present, women are trave...