Women bus passengers rise to 70% after Vidiyal Payanam scheme: Minister Sivasankar

Minister for Transport S.S. Sivasankar has said that the fig of women passengers utilizing the Tamil Nadu State Transport Corporation (TNSTC) buses has accrued from 40% to 70% after the instauration of the Vidiyal Payanam free autobus question scheme in the State.

The Minister, on with Tourism Minister R. Rajendran, distributed status benefits to employees of the TNSTC astatine the Salem Corporation’s Regional Head Office on Wednesday (March 11, 2026). The Ministers besides virtually flagged off five caller low-floor premium air-conditioned electrical buses introduced by the Chennai Metropolitan Transport Corporation.