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Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah distributes Pink smart cards to five women during Shakti Yojana launch

Karnataka: Chef Minister Siddaramaiah and Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar distributed free Pink smart cards to five women during the scheme launch of “Shakti Yojana.”---Advertisement--- Three intra-city buses were flagged off from Vidhana Soudha in Bengaluru to Kalaburgi, Hassan, and Dharmasthala. Siddaramaiah and Shivakumar rode a bus to the Majestic bus terminal shortly after the […]

Karnataka: Chef Minister Siddaramaiah and Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar distributed free Pink smart cards to five women during the scheme launch of “Shakti Yojana.”

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Three intra-city buses were flagged off from Vidhana Soudha in Bengaluru to Kalaburgi, Hassan, and Dharmasthala. Siddaramaiah and Shivakumar rode a bus to the Majestic bus terminal shortly after the scheme’s introduction.

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CM during the launch said, “Women were subjected to a lot of atrocities in the past. Today we have launched this scheme to empower them and make them self-reliant. We need to empower women and Dalits as they have been bereft of opportunities in the past.”

While assuring the bus services Karnataka Transport Minister Ramalinga Reddy said, “Three months will be there to apply for the smart passes. Smart passes will not breach any privacy. Ease of travel for women is our priority.”

The government has given women three months to apply for smart cards in order to use free interstate bus services. Meanwhile, women and transgender people who wish to receive free benefits should carry their government photo ID card that includes their residence address.

One of the five political promises made by Congress before the Karnataka Assembly elections was to provide free bus services for women. Women in Karnataka can take advantage of free bus services beginning at 1 p.m. on Sunday (June 11).

Also Read: Delhi: PM Modi inaugurates first-ever National Training Conclave for Civil Services

First published on: Jun 11, 2023 02:35 PM IST


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