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"In the regimented life of many Indian women, the idea of getting out of the
house and hopping on a bus to take a break resides in the realm of fantasy.
First they need permission, and then money for the fare.
But the state of Karnataka in the country’s south is changing that. While some
of the state’s 35 to 40 million women will still need permission to use public
transport, they won’t need to ask for funds to cover the cost of a ticket.
The state government launched free bus travel for women and transgender people
on 11 June. Women can now board a bus any time, any number of times to any part
of the state. The response has been a tidal wave of smiling women laying siege
to buses. In the first nine days of the scheme, more than 40 million women
climbed aboard."
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Future Crunch:
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Cheers,
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