Hyderabad, Sept. 1 -- Telangana Transport Minister Ponnam Prabhakar on Tuesday, September 1, said that Telangana Road Transport Corporation's free bus services under the Mahalakshmi Scheme helped women in the state save Rs 12,167 crore.

Addressing a meeting at the Bus Bhavan in Hyderabad on the occasion of 1,000 days of the Congress government, the minister said women had made 347.36 crore free journeys so far under the scheme, which was launched within 48 hours of the government assuming office.

He added that the scheme has also pushed TGSRTC's occupancy rate from around 67 to 89 per cent.

The minister went on to outline the government's initiatives in public transport, women's empowerment, employee welfare, electric mobility and road...