The first-day response resulted in an estimated ticket value of Rs 2.2 crore from women passengers alone, despite them travelling without paying fares under the scheme.On June 15, only about 2.26 lakh male passengers used KSRTC ordinary services.
On June 15, the KSRTC saw 13.29 lakh women passengers use its services, of which zero-fare tickets were issued to 7.83 lakh women. The KSRTC incurs a revenue loss of ₹2.20 crore on the first day following the launch of the scheme ....
A section of commuters and critics have alleged that there have been concerted attempts by the public utility to rebrand ordinary buses as CityFast buses to bypass the scheme’s norms ....
The BJP’s Mahila Morcha on Monday staged a protest at the KSRTC bus stand in Kottayam, demanding that the Kerala government extend its newly introduced free-travel scheme for women to all KSRTC ...
... bus travel for women on KSRTC in Kerala ... Under the first phase, women of all ages and transgender persons can travel free on all 3,125 ordinary KSRTC buses across the state without prior registration.
This program, part of the UDF government’s ‘Indira Guarantees,’ covers seven categories of KSRTC ordinary buses, allowing women passengers to obtain ‘zero’ fare tickets without the need for identification ....
Chief ministerV D Satheesan flagged off new four KSRTC buses on Aluva-North Paravoor route on Sunday. Speaking after the event, the chief minister said KSRTC will be advanced in a professional manner ...