TIL Desk/National/New Delhi/ Months ahead of the 2020 assembly elections, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Monday announced free travel for women in Delhi Metro, DTC and cluster buses. “On all DTC buses, cluster buses and metro trains women will be allowed to travel free of cost so that they have a safe travel experience and can access modes of transport which they were not able to, due to high prices,” the CM announced.
The chief minister had first hinted about the scheme in a public meeting on Saturday, during which he also said his government was in touch with the citys power regulator to bring down fixed charge component of electricity bills.
He said the subsidy won’t be imposed on anyone. “There are several women who can afford these modes of transport. Those who can afford, can purchase tickets, they needn’t take subsidy. We encourage those, who can afford, to buy tickets and not take subsidy so that others could benefit.
“I’ve given one-week time to officials to make a detailed proposal — for both DTC and metro — on how and when can this be implemented. We’re making an effort to start this within 2-3 months. We’re also seeking suggestions from people, regarding implementation
“Initially we’d told Centre not to increase prices of tickets, they didn’t agree. We told them we’ve 50-50 partnership, let’s give 50-50 subsidy on raised prices, they didn’t agree. Delhi govt will bear the fare of what we’re going to do. We needn’t take approval for this,” he said.
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