Now women in J&K can travel for free in government buses

02 April 2025 05:42 AM IST The National Conference (NC) government, in its first budget in the UT, announced free travel for women in J&K in all State Road Transport Corporation (SRTC) and Smart City Buses women in Jammu and Kashmir will now be able to use the government of the Union area. J&K, Chief Minister Omar Abdullah, interacted with students during the flag ceremony of free women’s bus services, at Skicc in Srinagar Tuesday (ANI) the National Conference (NC), in its first budget in the UT, announced free travel for women in J&K in all State Road Transport Corporation (SRTC). Omar, who was by senior officers, ministers and party leaders, launched the free service at the Sher-I-I-Kashmir International Conference Center (SKICC) in Srinagar. Shortly after launching the service, Omar said the free trip for women in J&K is an important step towards their empowerment. “From April 1, SRTC and Smart City vehicles are free for all women on board. This service aims to improve travel facility for education, shopping and other tasks about J&K,” Omar said, adding that they set aside money for the scheme in the budget. “There will be no loss of SRTC or Smart City buses as we took this into account in the budget,” he added. Later that day, Omar took to the Micro-Blog Platform X to reach the initiative and express the government’s commitment to empowerment and mobility of women. “Failure of free women’s bus services. From today, women across Jammu and Kashmir will travel free in all Smart City and SRTC buses. It is not just a welfare measure, it is a commitment to the empowerment of women, accessible mobility and a more inclusive J&K,” he said in the post. Free bus services for women was one of the National Conference (NC) survey promised before the meeting of the meeting last year. However, the SRTC has a limited fleet of buses operating in rural parts of the headquarters of J&K and districts. Smart City buses have become a successful way of transporting Srinagar, as the Navy is new and comfortable, in the city and IyTs -periferies run.