No‑fare bus scheme to cost ₹1,600 crore annually
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- The new Vettri Payanam Thittam will add ₹1,600 crore per year to the budget, totaling ₹6,000 crore over its lifetime.
- It expands the existing women’s zero‑fare bus program, Vidiyal Payanam, and was launched on Gandhi Jayanti.
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Vettri Payanam Thittam: what is the economic mileage of a no-fare bus ride?
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First reported by The Hindu on ; 1 article from 1 outlet so far.
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- Left-leaning (1): The Hindu