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Plans for free bus travel for women in final stage
The New Indian Express Tadepalligudem
|June 29, 2025
CM directs officials to procure only AC EV buses for RTC from now
THE coalition government is chalking out final plans to implement free bus travel for women, a key Super Six promise. Chief Minister Nara Chandrababu Naidu held a review meeting with APSRTC officials at his Undavalli camp office on Saturday to discuss the rollout, set to begin on August 15.
To accommodate the expected surge in passengers, the Chief Minister directed officials to increase the number of buses by purchasing new ones or leasing them as needed. He emphasised that all new buses introduced by the Andhra Pradesh State Road Transport Corporation (APSRTC) should be electric vehicle (EV) air-conditioned buses. He further instructed officials to explore converting existing buses to EVs and to equip every bus with GPS for better tracking and management.
This story is from the June 29, 2025 edition of The New Indian Express Tadepalligudem.
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