Dehradun, Aug. 31 -- Garhwal Post Bureau

Rudrapur, 28 Aug: Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami today made several announcements on the occasion of Raksha Bandhan, aimed at women's empowerment, safety and convenience. Addressing a gathering at Chhakarpur stadium here today, where women in large numbers tied him rakhis, he declared that women in Uttarakhand will now be entitled to free travel in Roadways buses from the age of 60, reducing the existing limit of 65 years for senior citizens. He also announced that under the Prime Minister's e-bus service, ten pink electric buses will be dedicated to women in Dehradun, with the facility to be extended gradually across the state.

Dhami further declared that the loan limit under the Women Self-...