In a span of 20 days, as many as 57 lakh women availed free travel scheme in KSRTC buses operated by Mysuru division since the launch of Shakti – the first pre-poll promise rolled out by the Congress government.
On an average, 2.5 lakh women are taking free bus rides in about 790 buses where the rides had been made available out of 1,071 buses operated by the division.
Zero fare tickets amounting to ₹12.57 crore had been issued under Shakti and the amount has to be reimbursed to the division by the government.
