Bengaluru: Private buses, auto, taxis to go on strike against free travel scheme for women
July 20, 2023 23:53 ISTAccording to earlier estimates, the free travel service will benefit more than 41.8 lakh women passengers every day and would cost the state exchequer Rs 4,051.56 crore annually. However, the four state-run bus corporations in Karnataka collectively recorded a daily ridership of 50.57 lakh females.