New Delhi, May 30 -- The Centre on Friday told the Delhi high court that it will provide free transport support to residents of three slum clusters near the Prime Minister's residence who are being relocated, with the Delhi Transport Corporation agreeing to issue free bus passes for at least a year.

The passes will facilitate commuting between the rehabilitation colony and the residents' existing workplaces for one year, with the arrangement extendable as needed, the court was informed.

Additional solicitor general Chetan Sharma, appearing for the Union government along with standing counsel Ashish Dixit, submitted before a bench of chief justice DK Upadhyaya and justice Tejas Karia that while no similar free-pass scheme exists for the ...