Shakti scheme for women touches milestone of 100 crore free bus rides in Karnataka

Karnataka government's ambitious 'Shakti' scheme, which has made travel free of charge for women in the state in non-luxury public transport buses has achieved the milestone of logging over 100 crore rides, the transport department has said. According to the details shared by the department, as many as 100,47,56,184 rides were taken by women since June 11 when the scheme was launched. ​​To celebrate the feat, the government is organising an event titled, "Shakti Guaranteege Shathakoti Sambhrama' at Vidhana Soudha on Friday.