Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy of Hyderabad flagged off 100 new buses at the BR Ambedkar statue. These new buses are part of the Corporation’s plan to support the Maha Lakshmi scheme, which offers free travel to women.
During the event, the Chief Minister praised the role played by RTC staff and workers in the development of Telangana. He also mentioned how the employees boycotted their duties and stopped buses during the Sakala Janula Samme.
The objective of the Maha Lakshmi scheme is to strengthen the RTC financially, even though it incurs a daily burden of Rs 13 crore. Despite this, the government has decided to continue with the scheme.
In addition, free services will be provided to pilgrims during the Sammakka and Sarakka Jatara.
The TSRTC MD VC Sajjanar has proposed adding 2,200 buses to the Corporation’s fleet in order to implement the Mahalakshmi scheme. By June-end, the Corporation aims to add 1,325 buses, including Palle velugu, Express, Deluxe, and Lahari/rajadhani buses.
The event was attended by Deputy CM Mallu Bhatti Vikramarka, Ministers Ponnam Prabhakar, Komatireddy Venkat Reddy, D Sridhar Babu, Seethakka, and several MLAs.
