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Free Bus Travel for Women: 'Vetri Payanam' Scheme to Launch Day After Tomorrow!
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News18•30-09-2026, 15:59
Free Bus Travel for Women: 'Vetri Payanam' Scheme to Launch Day After Tomorrow!
- •The 'Vetri Payanam' scheme, expanding free bus travel for women, will be launched the day after tomorrow.
- •Chief Minister Vijay will inaugurate the scheme in Chennai.
- •The scheme now allows women to travel free on express, LSS, deluxe buses, inter-district suburban ordinary buses, and ordinary buses in hilly areas covering over 40 kilometers.
- •A total of 12,692 buses under 7 transport corporations of the Tamil Nadu government are included in this scheme.
- •Approximately 84.32 lakh women are expected to benefit daily from this expanded scheme.
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Chief Minister Vijay will launch the expanded 'Vetri Payanam' scheme on October 2, coinciding with Gandhi Jayanti, in Chennai.
A total of 12,692 buses operating under the 7 transport corporations of the Tamil Nadu government have been brought under the expanded scheme.
The expanded scheme now covers Express, Limited Stop Service (LSS), Deluxe buses in metropolitan and urban areas, inter-district suburban ordinary buses, and ordinary buses in hilly areas covering over 40 kilometers.
