6.50 crore zero tickets issued in TSRTC buses, Transport minister

Transport and BC Welfare Minister, Ponnam Prabhakar informed that so far, 6.50 crore zero tickets were issued as part of free traveling facility to women in RTC buses under Maha Lakshmi scheme launched on December 9.

The Minister participated in various programmes in Manakondur constituency on



Wednesday. Speaking on the occasion, Prabhakar said that out of six guarantees, two of them have already started and remaining schemes would be launched within 100 days.

Besides providing a Rs 500 subsidy for LPG gas cylinders under the Gruha Jyothi scheme, houses would be constructed for the homeless poor.