Vettri Payanam Thittam: what is the economic mileage of a no-fare bus ride?
The scheme is expected to cost an additional ₹1,600 crore a year and a total of ₹6,000 crore. The initiative, launched on Gandhi Jayanti, is an extension of the existing women’s zero-fare bus scheme, Vidiyal Payanam
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