Lucknow
The tradition of free travel for women on Rakshabandhan in Uttar Pradesh continues this year too. Free travel facility will be provided to women and girls in roadways buses from 8 to 10 August by the Transport Department. Along with this, a co -passenger who comes with every woman has also been exempted from without ticket travel, this facility will be available in roadways and urban bus service buses.
Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath had told on August 4 that our government has decided, on the auspicious occasion of ‘Rakshabandhan’ (8-10 August) U.P. State Road Transport Corporation and city development buses are going to provide free travel facility to sister and daughters. The initiative started in 2017, when the government announced a free journey in roadways to give the sisters on their home or brothers free from financial burden on Rakshabandhan. According to the data issued by the government, more than 1.23 crore women have taken advantage of this scheme in eight years. During this time, the Transport Corporation itself beaten up more than Rs 101 crore as tickets.
Duration and rules of travel
Duration: midnight of 8 August to 12 pm on August 10
Beneficiary: Women and girls of all age groups
Additional Benefits: A co -passenger ticket with every woman is also waived
Applicable Buses: Ordinary, Janrath and some other categories
Safe and respectable atmosphere of travel on Rakshabandhan
According to the officials of the Transport Department, this scheme started for the convenience of women on family and emotional festivals like Rakshabandhan. Initially it was applied for only one day, but the duration of travel over time and the number of beneficiaries increased. According to the data, in 2017, about 11 lakh women took advantage of this facility, while in 2023 this number increased to more than 29 lakhs. In 2022 too, more than 22 lakh people did free travel.
Officials of the Transport Department say that during this period the number of buses and frequency of routes is increased, so that no one is inconvenienced due to the crowd. In view of security, police or home guard personnel are also deployed on sensitive routes.
Most benefits to women of rural and remote
The biggest advantage of this facility is available to women living in rural areas and small towns, from where the fare of travel to big cities is many times more than their power. Due to the free bus service, they can not only go to the brothers to tie rakhi, but are also able to return without the festival without economic concern.
Relief for co -passenger
In this announcement, the provision of waiving a co -passenger ticket with women is also in discussion. In many cases, women travel with young children or old families, who had to pay the rent separately earlier. This change has brought both convenience and savings for many families. However, this discount will only apply in select ranges, so that there is no unnecessary pressure on revenue.
