Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Jairam Thakur, on Thursday, announced the government's decision to reduce bus fares for women.
We have decided that women in state be given 50 per cent relaxation in fares of bus tickets, the CM said, reports news agency ANI.
This reduction will be applicable to only Himachal Road Transport Corporation (HRTC) buses.
“Across the state women are 50 per cent of the population; we are working for providing facilities to the needy women who travel by buses,” the chief minister said, while announcing the decision.
A few days ago, the CM had announced to pay the government college and university teachers as per the revised University Grant Commission (UGC) pay scales. He had said the notification regarding the revised scales as per the UGC 7th pay commission would be issued within a month.
—With inputs from PTI