Although tribal women in Yelagiri Hills and Pernambut villages in Tirupattur and Vellore districts started to avail themselves free bus rides from Thursday, for many women in remote hamlets of Jawadhu Hills in Tiruvannamalai, the distance to reach the bus depot is keeping them away from enjoying free bus rides.
During the 2024-25 budget session in February, Finance Minister Thangam Thennarasu announced that the free bus ride for women will be extended to the hillocks. At present, four bus services are being operated to Jawadhu Hills every day. Of them, only one bus service (route no: 777; Polur - Vellore through Jamunamarathur in the hills) is operated from the bus depot in Polur town from the foothills.
