The extended ‘Vettri Payanam Thittam’ proved to be a crowd-puller on the first day on Friday at Chathiram bus stand in Tiruchi.
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Minister for Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowments S. Ramesh said on Friday that about five lakh women would benefit every day under the ‘Vettri Payanam’ (no-fare bus travel for women and transgender persons) from the buses being operated from the depots in Tiruchi district.
Flagging off the expansion of the scheme at the Chathiram Bus Stand in the city, he said that Chief Minister S. Joseph Vijay was committed to improve the quality of life of women. The expansion of the no-fare bus travel scheme would benefit women from all walks of life. The scheme would reach 84.32 lakh beneficiaries every day in the State.
Under the expanded scheme, women can travel without paying fare in Ordinary, Express, Limited Stop Service (LSS), and Deluxe buses in cities and towns, Ordinary buses in mofussil areas, and Ordinary buses in Ghat sections beyond 40 km. A total of 424 buses out of 642 buses from 11 depots of The Tamil Nadu State Transport Corporation (TNSTC) had been brought under the Vettri Payanam scheme.
Tiruchi Collector Pratik Tayal, and TNSTC General Manager Sathish Kumar were present.
Similarly, shortly after the Chief Minister launched the scheme in Chennai, Collector C. Muthukumaran signalled the launch of the scheme in Karur.
Ariyalur Collector N. Mirunalini flagged off the scheme in Ariyalur.
Published – October 02, 2026 07:13 pm IST
