Tamil Nadu CM Vijay travels by bus, gives free tickets to women after scheme expansion
- Tamil Nadu CM Joseph Vijay on Friday launched the expanded Vettri Payanam scheme in Chennai.
- He travelled by bus, interacted with passengers and personally handed out free tickets to women.
- Women and transgender people can now travel free on express, deluxe, mofussil ordinary and Ghat-area buses.
- About 84.32 lakh women are expected to benefit daily on 12,695 buses; there is no income limit or trip cap.
Source: timesofindia.indiatimes.com
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