Delhi Chief Minister and Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) chief Arvind Kejriwal on Thursday said strict action will be taken against drivers of DTC buses who do not stop for women. Posting a video of one such incident in the national capital, Kejriwal said the bus driver was being punished. The AAP government had launched the free bus travel scheme for women in the national capital in 2019. Since then, she presents a status report of women availing this facility every year in the budget.
In his tweet, Kejriwal said, “There are complaints that some drivers do not stop the bus on seeing women as travel for women is free. This will not be tolerated at all. Strict action is being taken against this bus driver.” Hindi.
There are complaints that some drivers do not stop the bus on seeing women as the ride for women is free. This will not be tolerated at all. Strict action is being taken against this bus driver. pic.twitter.com/oqbzgMDoOB
— Arvind Kejriwal (@ArvindKejriwal) May 18, 2023
Earlier this month, Mr Kejriwal had announced that his government would introduce a scheme for private aggregators to run premium buses to cater to middle class and upper-middle class commuters.
However, there will be no provision for free travel for women in them, the Delhi chief minister said at a press conference.
Mr Kejriwal also said that these premium buses would be air-conditioned and equipped with Wi-Fi, GPS, CCTV and panic buttons.
The fare will be decided by the aggregators. He said that there would be only one condition – the fare for a particular route should be more than DTC.
DTC is the largest public transport entity in the National Capital Region (NCR) with a fleet of 3,920 buses. Of these, 3,620 are low-floor CNG buses and 300 are electric buses.