The State government hired nearly 1,000 buses to carry students and party workers for the launch of Yuva Nidhi, the scheme that offers financial assistance to unemployed graduates and diploma holders, to Shivamogga on Friday.
The expenditure incurred for ferrying students and and people alone is expected to cross ₹1.7 crore. KSRTC charges ₹47 per km. And, the corporation collects charges for minimum 350 km per day.
Many buses were hired from Tumakuru, Chikkamagaluru, Chitradurga, and Davanagere divisions of KSRTC to help students and people in Shivamogga district to reach the programme venue.