Women will have a choice to travel free on buses and the Metro in the national capital in the next two-three months, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal announced Monday, calling it an investment in women safety and their participation in the workforce. Public transport is considered to be the safest mode of travel and taking this into account, we have decided to make travel free for women on the Metro, DTC buses and cluster buses,” he said. “There are women who can afford the Metro and bus fares, and they are free to purchase tickets. Kejriwal said around 30-33 per cent of the total ridership in the Metro and buses each are women. Women wud prefer safer, surer & more frequent availability of public transport rather than free rides (sic),” Delhi Congress leader Sharmistha Mukherjee tweeted.

Source: Indian Express June 03, 2019 22:18 UTC