Women who are over the age of 60 will soon be able to travel free of charge in Uttar Pradesh. They can easily avail themselves of free bus travel with the facility of free travel on the UP State Road Transport Corporation (UPSRTC) buses in the state. Yogi Adityanath, the Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh, promised the citizens of the state that this development would take place soon. Keep reading to know more about it.
Free Bus Travel For Elderly Women In UP
The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) promised in its 2022 election manifesto to provide free bus transportation to all elderly women in Uttar Pradesh. The state administration will most likely earmark funds in the upcoming budget that will be presented to the state Assembly later this month. This is done in order to make up for the revenue loss that UPSRTC will experience as a result of transporting elderly women on its buses. The officials who are working on this development gave out the information.
The corporation has already begun the research work for this new and progressive development in the state of Uttar Pradesh. For necessary action, they have already made the passenger list and other related data available to the government. This will help the government and other departments related to it come up with estimations.
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More Than ₹800 Crore Might Be Needed
A senior officer from the UP State Road Transport Corporation (UPSRTC) said that they have provided all the required data, like passenger data related to women over the age of 60. They have also provided the government with data on the funds that might be required during 2023–2024 in order to give free bus travel to these elderly women.
In the information provided by them, they have highlighted the fact that the estimation goes to ₹800 crores as compensation. These funds will be needed in the upcoming financial year if the state wishes to grant free travel to all women over 60.
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