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In fact, the free travel bus facility in APSRTC’s Palle Velugu and Express buses will impose an additional annual burden of Rs 1,440 crore on the state exchequer.
In an interesting development ahead of the assembly polls in Andhra Pradesh, a crucial cabinet meeting chaired by CM Jagan Mohan Reddy will discuss free bus facilities for women. According to government sources, the cabinet meeting is scheduled to be conducted tomorrow, January 31.
In fact, the free travel bus facility in APSRTC’s Palle Velugu and Express buses will impose an additional annual burden of Rs 1,440 crore on the state exchequer. The AP Finance Department has submitted a report to the state government on the annual expenditure to be incurred by the government for the implementation of the scheme.
It is known that the free bus facility for women was already implemented by the Congress governments in Karnataka and Telangana a few months ago. Interestingly, the ruling YSR Congress Party is of the view that this scheme would help it get the support of women voters in the upcoming assembly polls in Andhra Pradesh.
The government of AP has begun an exercise to release the Mega DSC notification and is also expected to come up for discussion for tomorrow’s Cabinet meeting. The cabinet meeting is also likely to discuss the IR with government employees.
