What Is the Vettri Payanam Thittam Launched by Tamil Nadu CM Vijay? Explained
The expansion will cover 12,692 buses and is expected to benefit about 84.32 lakh women a day, officials said.
- Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Joseph Vijay launches the 'Vetri Payanam' free bus scheme in Chennai today, Friday, October 2, coinciding with Gandhi Jayanti to expand transportation access for women.
- Previously restricted to ordinary buses in metropolitan areas, the scheme now covers Express, LSS, and Deluxe buses in urban zones, plus ordinary suburban and hill buses beyond 40 kilometres.
- The initiative integrates 12,692 buses across 7 transport corporations, with state government estimates indicating over 84 lakh women will benefit from the free bus scheme daily.
- Excluding Maduranthakam and Dharapuram due to pending bypolls, authorities have released guidance on conductor duties to support the scheme's rollout across Tamil Nadu.
- To strengthen maternal and child welfare, the government separately introduced the 'Thai Maman Thanga Mothiram' scheme on September 28, providing a one-gram Gold Ring to newborns in Government Rajaji Hospital.
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LatestlyTamil Nadu CM Vijay to launch expanded 'Vetri Payanam' Free Bus Scheme for women on Oct 2; covers 12,692 buses, 84.32 lakh beneficiaries
In a move to expand the free bus travel scheme for women in Tamil Nadu, Chief Minister Vijay will launch the 'Vetri Payanam' scheme in Chennai on October 2 on the occasion of Gandhi Jayanti.
Chief Minister C. Joseph Vijay launched the extension of the "Vetri Payanam" scheme, which offers free bus travel to women, on Gandhi Jayanti on Friday. The government said the extension will benefit more than 8.4 million women daily and allow them to travel in "deluxe" and "express" category buses.
Under the women's free bus travel scheme in Tamil Nadu, women could travel only in normal fare city buses. Following this, the Vetri Yatra scheme has been introduced to provide free travel to women, college students and transgenders in all types of government buses including Express, Short Stop Buses (LSS), Deluxe and Ordinary Suburban buses. In this context, the Vetri Yatra scheme was formally launched by Chief Minister C. Joseph Vijay at a go…
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