It’s a day of celebration for the women in Delhi as DTC has given its nod to issuing pink tickets for female travellers. The Delhi Transport Corporation went ahead and gave a go-ahead to providing free travel to women who use DTC buses for their daily commute on Monday. Following in line with the Delhi Government’s proposal to make pink tickets available to women, the decision was made by during a meeting headed by Delhi’s transport minister, Kailash Gahlot. And although you might want to run and grab your ticket, you will have to wait until the 29th of October.
What is the scheme?
The scheme will be launched on Bhai Dooj which falls on the 29th of October and has been approved until March 2020, a clear nod to see how the scheme fairs in the first few months. The kicker lies in the fact that the scheme allows women to voluntarily opt for the pink ticket or not go for it at all. That’s right, given a choice, you can forgo of the scheme if you don’t require it.
Elaborating on the topic, sources quoted that the DTC board has gone ahead and approved free travel for women. Besides that, they have also sanctioned and signed off on the purchase of 300 electric buses. Which is good news considering how badly stricken the city of Delhi is when it comes to pollution.
Women who decide to opt for the scheme and travel by DTC and cluster buses will be issued pink tickets which will have a face value of ₹10 each. Post this, the government will reimburse the transporter on the basis of the number of tickets issued.
The new scheme is being backed by the Delhi government and the estimated cost is said to be approximately ₹140 crores. The costs have been divided between DTC and cluster scheme with both getting ₹90 crores and ₹50 crores respectively. And with around 5,485 buses in total, the scheme is all set to bring about a turn around in Delhi’s transport sector.
So ladies, starting 29 October 2019, you can get yourself a joyride on DTC’s buses if you decide to give it a go.
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