Watch: Tamil Nadu CM Vijay plays bus conductor, hands out tickets after expanding free travel scheme | India News

Watch: Tamil Nadu CM Vijay plays bus conductor, hands out tickets after expanding free travel scheme | India News


Watch: Tamil Nadu CM Vijay plays bus conductor, hands out tickets after expanding free travel scheme
CM Vijay personally handed out free tickets to women.

NEW DELHI: Tamil Nadu chief minister C Joseph Vijay on Friday launched the expanded ‘Vettri Payanam Thittam’, extending free bus travel to more categories of services for women and transgender people across the state.Marking the launch on Gandhi Jayanti, Vijay travelled by bus in Chennai, interacted with passengers and personally handed out free tickets to women.In a light-hearted moment, college students travelling on the bus were also seen sharing Dairy Milk chocolates with the chief minister.The expanded scheme is expected to benefit around 84.32 lakh women every day. Beneficiaries can travel free of cost on 12,695 buses operated by seven state transport corporations, including services in the express and deluxe categories.There is no income ceiling to avail the scheme and no limit on the number of trips a beneficiary can make in a day, the state government said.

What is Vettri Payanam scheme?

The scheme, whose name is derived from the ruling Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK), meaning “victorious journey”, was earlier limited to certain categories of buses. The expanded facility now covers express, deluxe, mofussil ordinary and certain Ghat-area services.

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