Delhi Women Will Now Get Free Bus Rides, 13,000 Marshals To Ensure Safety

The Delhi government has rolled out a travel scheme today that offers free rides to women in the national capital in over 55,000 state-run buses. Women travelers will be given pink tickets in Delhi Transport Corporation (DTC) and cluster buses to avail the free-ride scheme. The number of marshals in public buses, who will be deployed to ensure the safety of women on board, will be increased to nearly 13,000, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal said.