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Omni Owners Demand Free Travel on Private Buses Under Vetri Payana Thittam!
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News18•28-09-2026, 12:58
Omni Owners Demand Free Travel on Private Buses Under Vetri Payana Thittam!
- •Federation of Private Bus Owners demands free travel for women, transgenders, and persons with disabilities on private buses under Vetri Payana Thittam.
- •Concern raised that free travel on city, town, and ordinary suburban buses will impact private bus operations.
- •Federation President Thangaraj states 3 lakh families dependent on the private bus sector will be affected.
- •Demands government subsidies for private buses to compensate for losses, similar to government buses.
- •Private buses to cease operations from 12 AM on the 29th to 12 AM on the 30th to pressure the government.
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The Federation of Private Bus Owners demanded that women, transgenders, and persons with disabilities be allowed to travel for free on private buses under the Vetri Payana Thittam, similar to government buses, with the government providing subsidies as compensation to prevent financial losses.
Private bus owners stated that if free travel is restricted only to government city, town, and ordinary suburban buses, private buses will fail to operate, which would adversely impact the three lakh families dependent on the private bus sector.
To put pressure on the government regarding their demands, private bus owners announced that they will stop operating private buses from 12 AM on the 29th until 12 AM on the 30th.
