{"id":102648,"date":"2023-06-11T20:15:44","date_gmt":"2023-06-11T14:45:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/assamtimespost.in\/?p=102648"},"modified":"2023-06-11T20:15:44","modified_gmt":"2023-06-11T14:45:44","slug":"karnataka-govt-launches-free-bus-travel-scheme-for-women","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.assamtimespost.com\/?p=102648","title":{"rendered":"Karnataka govt launches free bus travel scheme for women:"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-102504\" src=\"https:\/\/www.assamtimespost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/logo_new-2-1-1-4-1-3-1-2.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"151\" height=\"40\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<h4><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><span style=\"font-size: 24pt;\">T<\/span>he <a href=\"http:\/\/&#039;Shakti&#039; scheme,\" rel=\"nofollow\">&#8216;<span style=\"color: #800000;\"><strong>Shakti&#8217; scheme<\/strong><\/span>,<\/a> a free bus travel service for women and transgender people in Karnataka, was launched on Sunday by the <span style=\"color: #800000;\"><strong>Congress government<\/strong><\/span>. The scheme is one of the five poll guarantees of the ruling party and aims to empower women and reduce their travel expenses. According to officials, the scheme will benefit more than 41.8 lakh women passengers every day and would cost the state exchequer an estimated Rs 4,051.56 crore annually .<\/span><\/h4>\n<figure id=\"attachment_102650\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-102650\" style=\"width: 1600px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/Karnataka govt launches free bus travel scheme for women:\" rel=\"nofollow\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-102650 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.assamtimespost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/shakti-yojana-karnataka-govt-launches-free-bus-travel-scheme-for-women-heres-all-you-need-to-know.jpg\" alt=\"Karnataka govt \" width=\"1600\" height=\"900\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/assamtimespost.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/shakti-yojana-karnataka-govt-launches-free-bus-travel-scheme-for-women-heres-all-you-need-to-know.jpg 1600w, https:\/\/assamtimespost.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/shakti-yojana-karnataka-govt-launches-free-bus-travel-scheme-for-women-heres-all-you-need-to-know-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/assamtimespost.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/shakti-yojana-karnataka-govt-launches-free-bus-travel-scheme-for-women-heres-all-you-need-to-know-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/assamtimespost.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/shakti-yojana-karnataka-govt-launches-free-bus-travel-scheme-for-women-heres-all-you-need-to-know-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/assamtimespost.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/shakti-yojana-karnataka-govt-launches-free-bus-travel-scheme-for-women-heres-all-you-need-to-know-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/assamtimespost.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/shakti-yojana-karnataka-govt-launches-free-bus-travel-scheme-for-women-heres-all-you-need-to-know-750x422.jpg 750w, https:\/\/assamtimespost.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/shakti-yojana-karnataka-govt-launches-free-bus-travel-scheme-for-women-heres-all-you-need-to-know-1140x641.jpg 1140w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1600px) 100vw, 1600px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-102650\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><strong>Karnataka govt launches free bus travel scheme for women:<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Women who are domiciled in Karnataka can avail the benefit of the scheme by registering on the \u2018Seva Sindhu\u2019 government portal and getting a Shakti Smart Card. The scheme is available for the journey within the State limits after 1 pm today. Chief Minister Siddaramaiah and Deputy Chief Minister D K Shivakumar inaugurated the scheme at Vidhana Soudha, the seat of Karnataka legislature and secretariat in Bengaluru . They also distributed free passes and tickets to some women passengers at bus stations .<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-102651\" src=\"https:\/\/www.assamtimespost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/100779277.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"1279\" height=\"720\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/assamtimespost.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/100779277.webp 1279w, https:\/\/assamtimespost.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/100779277-300x169.webp 300w, https:\/\/assamtimespost.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/100779277-1024x576.webp 1024w, https:\/\/assamtimespost.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/100779277-768x432.webp 768w, https:\/\/assamtimespost.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/100779277-750x422.webp 750w, https:\/\/assamtimespost.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/100779277-1140x642.webp 1140w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1279px) 100vw, 1279px\" \/><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">The government said that this scheme would increase the participation of women in the workforce and ensure their active role in the economic activities . Siddaramaiah also criticised the opposition BJP for trying to create confusion among people and said that his government would implement all the other guarantees as per the timeline announced.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The &#8216;Shakti&#8217; scheme, a free bus travel service for women and transgender people in Karnataka, was launched on Sunday by the Congress government. The scheme is one of the five poll guarantees of the ruling party and aims to empower women and reduce their travel expenses. 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