THE West Bengal Government on Monday rolled out free journeys for women in state-run buses on all routes, bringing joy to them. Women going to work in the peak morning hours sought that the frequency of Government buses be increased. In keeping with the promise made by the BJP in its Assembly election manifesto, the Suvendu Adhikari Government started free journeys for women in state-run buses, said a party functionary.

 

“I am happy, but the frequency of State buses needs to be increased,” said Mala Biswas as she boarded a bus from Ballygunge station. She said that the number of state-run buses had decreased sharply since the COVID-19 pandemic. “Several Government-run bus routes have vanished over the last few years, adding woes to commuters,” said Sumana Singh, travelling by a state-run air-conditioned bus to Salt Lake Sector V, an IT hub, from Gariahat in south Kolkata.