School students and working women of Karnataka will now be able to enjoy free rides in public buses.
This new development has been announced by the Chief Minister of Karnataka, Basavaraj Bommai.
Read on to find out all the details about this new announcement in Karnataka!
School Students and Working Women In Karnataka To Get free Bus Rides in Public
The Chief Minister has announced that school children and working women will be entitled to free rides in public buses. This facility will be available for them starting April 1.
He was speaking during the inauguration ceremony of KSRTC’s Volvo Multi Axel BS4-9600 sleeper buses. He also said that the intention behind this move is to help women become independent.
As per CM Bommai, “Transport plays an important role in economic development because of this it has been given priority and announced free pass facility for working women and school children in the state budget FY 2023-24. Our government is always with the working staff and the management and let us provide a good service to the commuters.”
Additional School Buses To be Provided For Supporting The Initiative
In order to support the programme, he added that additional mini school buses would be used in addition to the ones already in use. Each taluk will have a minimum of five buses running. If more money is required, it will be made available, the CM added.
Last year in August, the Karnataka State Government cleared 18 big-ticket projects valued at Rs 34,432 crore which can potentially create 48,850 jobs. The project proposals were cleared in the 59th state high-level clearance committee (SHLCC) chaired by chief minister Basavaraj Bommai in Bengaluru.
“Ethanol, aerospace, semiconductor manufacturing equipment, steel and automobile are some areas in which investment proposals have been given approval,” Bommai said.
The SHLCC has considered and approved 8 new projects and 10 additional investment projects that are expected to push the industrial growth and generate direct and indirect jobs in the state.
