Hyderabad, June 9 -- Telangana Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy on Tuesday said the Telangana government was committed to empowering women economically, socially and politically and announced plans to make women self-help groups owners of up to 3,000 RTC buses in the future.
Addressing a public meeting after flagging off 553 RTC buses operated by Mandal Mahila Samakhyas under the 'Indira Mahila Shakti' initiative at Parade Grounds, Secunderabad, the Chief Minister said women were the backbone of the State's economy and agriculture.
He said the government had launched several initiatives for women empowerment, including free bus travel under the Mahalakshmi scheme, allocation of petrol bunks, solar power projects, canteens and management of ...