New Delhi, June 3: With Assembly polls due early next year in the city, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal has announced free Delhi Metro and DTC bus rides for women in the capital city. The expensed of the free ride scheme will be borne by the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) government in Delhi. The scheme for free rides for women was announced at a press conference.
Arvind Kejriwal said that the scheme to provide free Delhi Metro and DTC rides has been announced so that women have safe travel experience in Delhi.
“On all DTC buses, cluster buses and metro trains, women will be allowed to travel free of cost so that they have safe travel experience and can access modes of transport which they were not able to, due to high prices,” he said.
Clarifying that subsidy will not be imposed on anyone, Arvind Kejriwal said that the free ride scheme is voluntary.
“There are several women who can afford these modes of transport. Those who can afford can purchase tickets, they needn’t take subsidy. We encourage those, who can afford, to buy tickets and not take subsidy so that others could benefit,” Arvind Kejriwal said.
