63L UP women took free bus ride in festival
State govt allowed free travel in all categories of UPSRTC buses for three days during the festival this year, from Aug 8 morning of till Aug 10 midnight, the festival being on Aug 9.
Rakshabandhan free bus travel facility in Uttar Pradesh has become a social tradition over last eight years. More than 1.23 crore women have benefited from this so far, their travel costs borne by state govt, amounting to total expense of Rs 101.42 crore in the form of tickets. The facility started in 2017, after Chief Minister
Yogi Adityanath
assumed office.
The facility has seen increasing use by women each year.
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