Uttar Pradesh's Lokmata Ahilyabai Matrushakti Yojana now offers free bus travel. Women aged sixty and older will benefit from this new state initiative. Eligible passengers can simply show their Aadhaar or Voter ID cards. This scheme received approval during a recent state Cabinet meeting. Over one crore women are expected to gain from this program.

The scheme was among the promises made in the Bharatiya Janata Party’s (BJP) Sankalp Patra (manifesto) for the 2022 assembly elections, which committed free travel for women above…

Uttar Pradesh's Lokmata Ahilyabai Matrushakti Yojana now offers free bus travel. Women aged sixty and older will benefit from this new state initiative. Eligible passengers can…