Mahalakshmi scheme
- Telangana
Telangana women save Rs 2500 cr with 85 cr free RTC bus tickets
Hyderabad: Transport and Backward Classes Welfare Minister, Ponnam Prabhakar, on Wednesday, said that 85 crore free travel tickets have been issued to women on RTC buses over 265 days, amounting to a…
- Telangana
Raksha Bandhan: TGSRTC transports record 63L passengers in single day
Hyderabad: Telangana State Road Transport Corporation (TGSRTC) buses on Raksha Bandhan (August 19), recorded its highest number of passengers, taking 63 lakh passengers to their destinations safely. The RTC buses also covered…
- Bangalore
Karnataka: KSRTC proposes fare hike; govt yet to take a decision
Following the introduction of Mahalakshmi Shakthi scheme, the Karnataka State Transport Corporation (KSRTC) is planning to raise ticket fees up to 15- 20%. The Mahalakshmi Shakthi Scheme is one of the poll…
- Telangana
Mahalakshmi scheme: TGSRTC to procure 2,900 new buses to meet demand
Hyderabad: To meet the surge in passenger demand following the introduction of the Mahalakshmi scheme, the Telangana State Road Transport Corporation (TGSRTC) is set to procure 2,900 new buses. Managing Director VC…
- Telangana
Telangana minister counters PM Modi’s remarks on free bus scheme
Hyderabad: Responding to Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s recent remarks in opposition to the free bus for women scheme in Telangana and several other states, state transport minister Ponnam Prabhakar said that some…
- Telangana
Telangana: 29 crore women benefit from ‘Maha Lakshmi’ scheme since launch
Hyderabad: Since the launch of the Maha Lakshmi free travel scheme in December 2023, it is estimated through ‘Zero Fare Tickets’ issued by the Telangana State Road Transport Corporation (TSRTC) that nearly…
- Hyderabad
Video: Woman falls while boarding TSRTC bus in Hyderabad, escapes unhurt
Hyderabad: It was a lucky day for a woman who was trying to board a packed TSRTC bus at the Lothkunta bus stop in Secunderabad Cantonment when she suddenly lost her balance…
- Telangana
Telangana: Mahalakshmi scheme incomplete without Rs 2500 to women, says Harish Rao
Hyderabad: Reacting to the inaugural address by Governor Tamilisai Soundararajan on the first day of the Budget Session of Telangana on Thursday, 8 February, Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) leader Harish Rao alleged…
- Telangana
Telangana: 15.21 cr women utilise free travel in TSRTC buses from Dec 9
Hyderabad: Around 15.21 crore women utilised the Telangana government’s free travel scheme in the state-run Telangana State Road Transport Corporation (TSRTC) buses between December 9, 2023, and February 6, 2024. The TSRTC…
- Hyderabad
Telangana: KTR blames free travel scheme for auto drivers’ suicides
Hyderabad: Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) working president K T Rama Rao alleged that 15 auto drivers died by suicide within two months of the Congress party coming to power, due to the…
- Hyderabad
Plea in Telangana HC challenges free bus scheme for women
Hyderabad: A petition has been filed in Telangana High Court against the Mahalakshmi Scheme that allows women and transgender people to ride TSRTC buses free of cost in the state. The petition…
- Telangana
Telangana: More auto drivers die of suicide since launch of Mahalaxmi scheme
Hyderabad: After the launch of the ‘Mahalakshmi‘ free bus ride scheme for women in Telangana, as many as thirteen autorickshaw drivers have died by suicide or cardiac arrest between December 24, 2023,…
- Telangana
Telangana: Around 2.5 cr women used TSRTC buses during Sankranti
Hyderabad: The Telangana Road Transport Corporation (TSRTC) has transported approximately 2.5 crore women for free during the Sankranti festival season between January 10 and 18. On an average day, about 27 lakh…
- Telangana
Show original ID proofs, not copies: TSRTC on free bus travel
Hyderabad: The Telangana Road Transport Corporation (TSRTC) managing director VC Sajjanar has appealed to women passengers to present their original identification documents and not photocopies. “The management has come to the notice…
