Chennai, Oct. 1 -- Tamil Nadu Chief Minister will launch the expanded 'Vetri Payanam' (free bus travel) scheme for women at the Koyambedu bus terminus in Chennai on Friday, coinciding with the birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi.
The scheme is an expansion of the existing free bus travel sceme for women and is aimed at widening access to public transport, particularly for women travelling to workplaces, educational institutions, hospitals and other essential services.
Under the expanded scheme, free travel for women will be extended beyond ordinary city buses to Express, LSS and Deluxe buses operating in metropolitan and urban areas. The benefit will also cover ordinary mofussil buses and ordinary buses operating on in corporation, munici...