Free ride, free spirit: What Shakti scheme means to women in Karnataka

The flagship Shakti scheme of Karnataka’s Congress government, which allows women to travel free on non-luxury public transport buses, has meant different things to women coming from different regions and strata of society. Jahnavi T.R., Kumar Buradikatti, Sathish G.T., and Raviprasad Kamila The Hindu records voices on what a zero-fare ride on the bus has meant to women

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