Patna: In a special gesture for Raksha Bandhan, the Bihar government, through the Bihar State Road Transport Corporation (BSRTC), has made bus travel free for all women. This free travel facility is available today and will continue until tomorrow, allowing women to travel to their brothers’ homes to celebrate the festival.
The BSRTC is offering this service on all its routes across the state. This includes ordinary, deluxe, and Volvo buses, as well as the special pink buses for women. This initiative covers all six of BSRTC’s regional offices in Patna, Gaya, Muzaffarpur, Darbhanga, Bhagalpur, and Purnia.
Many women in Patna expressed their gratitude to the government for the initiative. Sonam Kumari shared, “I am very happy that I am going to tie a Rakhi at my brother’s place without spending any money on the journey. I thank the government for this.”
Another resident, Pinky Devi, also expressed her appreciation, saying, “Many thanks to Nitish Kumar. We can use the money we save for something else.”
The initiative has been widely appreciated by women, with many pointing out the positive impact of such government policies. “It is a very good thing that we women have been given free bus service on the festival of brothers and sisters. I thank Nitish Kumar and thank him from my heart,” said Reena Kumari.
Under this scheme, women of all age groups are able to travel in the BSRTC’s ordinary, deluxe and Volvo buses without any money. Women are also getting the facility of free travel in pink buses till tomorrow.
