India, March 14 -- The Delhi Government on Friday clarified that women in the national Capital can continue to travel in the DTC buses using pink paper tickets until they get a new "Pink Card." The Delhi Transport Corporation (DTC), in a statement, urged women in Delhi not to "worry or rush" to collect the "Pink Saheli Smart cards".

"It is important to note that women can continue to travel in DTC buses using the existing Pink Paper Ticket system according to the current practice, even if they do not yet possess the Pink Saheli Smart Card," the statement said.

After assessing that most eligible women have received the Pink Saheli Smart Cards, the Delhi government will gradually replace the paper ticket system with that based on cards, i...