Delhi Government’s ‘free ride scheme for women and girls’ in Delhi Transport Corporation (DTC) and cluster buses has recorded a five per cent increase in the women ridership in the public transports. As per the official data, the percentage of women travelled in the Government bus through pink ticket pass rose to 35 per cent. While, before the implementation of free ride scheme it was 30 pc.
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal along with the Transport Minister Kailash Gahlot on 29th October flagged off the free ride scheme for the women in bus and had said it's a gift to the sister from their brother on the festival of Bhai Dooj.
As per the data, a total number of 1,045,257 persons travelled in DTC and Cluster buses, out of which 367,308 were woman passengers who travelled via single journey pink passes.
Further, on 29th October, a total number of 6, 76 ,028 passengers travelled, of which 2,20,691 were pink ticket passengers. While, on 30th, total 1107949 passengers travelled and out of that 3, 35, 709 were pink ticketed women.
Currently, there are 5500 buses in Delhi, of which 3700 are comes under DTC and 1800 buses comes under cluster bus services managed by Delhi Integrated Multi Modal Transit System (DIMTS).