India, May 20 -- More than eight lakh women in Delhi have received the government's Pink Saheli Smart Card, marking a major expansion of free and digital public transport access for women and transgender residents in the Capital.

Chief Minister Rekha Gupta on Tuesday said the scheme reflects the Government's push to create a safer, technology-driven, and women-friendly transport network across Delhi. She said the growing number of registrations showed increasing trust among women in the public transport system.

The Delhi Government and the Delhi Transport Corporation are running the scheme through NCMC-enabled smart cards that allow women and transgender passengers to travel free on DTC buses using tap-and-go technology. "The Pink Sahel...