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Tamil Nadu's 'Vetri Payanam' Free Bus Scheme Expands October 2: 12,692 Buses, 84.32 Lakh Women Daily!
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News18•25-09-2026, 16:14
Tamil Nadu's 'Vetri Payanam' Free Bus Scheme Expands October 2: 12,692 Buses, 84.32 Lakh Women Daily!
- •Tamil Nadu's free bus travel scheme for women, 'Vetri Payanam', will expand from October 2 to include more services.
- •The scheme will cover 12,692 buses, which is 69% of the 18,413 scheduled buses of the 7 state transport corporations.
- •It will now include Metropolitan, Urban Express, LSS, Deluxe, Suburban Mofussil Ordinary, and Ghat Ordinary buses.
- •Approximately 84.32 lakh women are expected to benefit daily from this expanded scheme.
- •Due to by-elections, the scheme will be implemented in Chengalpattu and Tiruppur districts only after election conduct rules are lifted.
Key Questions Answered
The 'Vetri Payanam' scheme is scheduled to be launched by the Chief Minister on October 2, following a trial run on September 27.
The scheme will include 12,692 buses, which accounts for 69% of the scheduled fleet across 7 state transport corporations, covering 1,65,312 single trips daily.
Implementation in the Chengalpattu and Tiruppur districts is delayed because election conduct rules are currently in force due to upcoming by-elections in the Madurantakam and Dharapuram assembly constituencies.
