All those, who were imprisoned during the 1975 Emergency period, and their spouses would avail free travel facility in ordinary buses of Haryana Roadways and at 75 per cent rebate in fare in Volvo buses from October 2 on the occasion of the 146th birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi.
A spokesman of the Transport Department on Thursday said that the facility would be allowed on the basis of ID-cards issued by the respective district administration. The facility would be limited to the jurisdiction of Haryana, Chandigarh and Delhi.
He said that one attendant will be allowed to travel free along with the widow or widower who suffered during the period of Emergency. The attendant alone would not be entitled to travel free in the buses of Haryana Roadways.
In case of Volvo buses, 75 per cent rebate would be provided. Two seats would be kept reserved for such ID-Card holders in every Volvo/AC bus.