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Delhi expands free bus travel scheme to transgender residents
Delhi has expanded its free bus travel scheme to include transgender residents, allowing them to travel via single-journey passes or smart cards.
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- Delhi, India
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01New notifications extend benefits
Delhi has expanded its free bus travel scheme to include transgender residents. The extension of this benefit was formalized through two gazette notifications dated October 3.
02How to access the free travel scheme
To utilize the free travel benefit, transgender residents have two options. The first option is a single-journey pass, which requires commuters to obtain and present an identity certificate from a district magistrate.
Alternatively, commuters can use the "pink saheli" smart card. The updated rules officially include transgender residents under this smart card scheme.
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How can transgender residents in Delhi access free bus travel?
Residents can either use a single-journey pass, which requires an identity certificate from a district magistrate, or travel using the pink saheli smart card.
When did the expansion of the scheme come into effect?
The benefit was extended to transgender residents through two gazette notifications dated October 3.