Women in Bengaluru were provided free bus travels in the city on International Women's Day

Women in Bengaluru were provided free bus travels in the city on International Women's Day celebrated on March 8. Bangalore Metropolitan Transport Corporation (BMTC) provided free facilities to all women passengers on all its bus services, including AC Vajra and Vyuvajra (Airport) Services, on March 8.

The BMTC on Tuesday had said that on the occasion of International Women's Day, free travel facility will be made available to women on Wednesday.

The BMTC said the primary objective of the initiative was to provide a safe public transport system to women. The benefit of providing free travel to women in the city include:

• Providing safe and secure public transport facility for women

• As women uses public transportation in the city, traffic congestion and air pollution in the city will be reduced

• Improve mass transportation in the City

The BMTC has a fleet size of 6,600 buses and runs schedules of 5,567 buses every day. It operates 50,000 trips and covers a distance of 10.84 lakh km.