Private bus operators have urged the State government to step in with compensation measures after the introduction of free travel for women in Kerala State Road Transport Corporation (KSRTC) buses significantly impacted their revenue.

Kerala has launched the Priyadarshini free bus travel scheme, allowing women and transgender persons to travel free on selected KSRTC ordinary services. Who is eligible, which…

Private bus operators in Kerala are worried about the new free travel scheme for women on KSRTC buses. They claim it is hurting their business. Many women passengers have shifted…