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UP launches free bus travel for women, names scheme after Ahilyabai Holkar
UP launches free bus travel for women, names scheme after Ahilyabai Holkar
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath launched a free bus travel scheme for women on Tuesday and named it after 18th-century ruler Ahilyabai Holkar. The scheme, called Lokmata Ahilyabai Nishulk Bus Yatra,…
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath launched a free bus travel scheme for women on Tuesday and named it after 18th-century ruler Ahilyabai Holkar. The scheme, called Lokmata Ahilyabai Nishulk Bus Yatra, was announced at a programme in Lucknow. Adityanath said Holkar set an example of women's self-reliance and worked towards good governance while preserving India's spiritual and cultural heritage.
The chief minister said Holkar played a key role when the country faced disorder under Mughal invaders, crediting her with restoring hundreds of temples damaged or destroyed by foreign invaders. He described her name as being remembered with respect whenever women's empowerment is discussed. The scheme is the latest welfare measure targeting women voters in India's most populous state.
Indian Opinion Analysis
Uttar Pradesh runs the country's largest state road transport fleet, with over 10,000 buses. The scheme places it alongside Delhi and Karnataka, which already offer free bus travel for women. With assembly elections due in 2027, the timing gives the government a direct welfare message to 48 per cent of the state's electorate. Naming it after Ahilyabai Holkar also ties the announcement to the BJP's broader push to foreground Hindu historical figures in public policy. The actual budget impact will depend on ridership uptake the UP State Road Transport Corporation needs to estimate before the next fiscal review.
Source: news.abplive.com
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