New Delhi: In celebration of Raksha Bandhan, Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami of Uttarakhand has declared complimentary bus rides for women passengers on state-operated buses. This special initiative, provided by the Uttarakhand Transport Corporation, will be accessible from 12:00 PM today until 12:00 AM on August 31.
The statement from Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami highlighted, “Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami said that on the occasion of Rakshabandhan, it has been decided to make free travel of mothers and sisters in buses operated by the Uttarakhand Transport Corporation from 12 noon on August 30 to 12 midnight on August 31.” The official statement also added that women can avail of free travel facilities in Uttarakhand Transport Corporation buses passing through Uttarakhand and other states.
In addition to Uttarakhand, the Uttar Pradesh government has also introduced a similar program, offering free bus travel to women within the state for this auspicious occasion. Through the social media platform ‘X’ (formerly referred to as Twitter), CM Yogi Adityanath shared the news. His tweet conveyed, “On the auspicious occasion of Rakshabandhan, a sacred symbol of brother-sister love, in Uttar Pradesh, free travel facilities will be provided to all mothers, sisters, and daughters in the state’s government buses from 12:00 am on August 29th to 12:00 am on August 31.”
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