Divyang students to have free travel in GSRTC buses within and outside Gujarat

Gandhinagar: Divyang students in Gujarat will get free of cost travel benefit in GSRTC (Gujarat State Road Transport Corporation) buses even for journey outside the State. At present they get such facility only for journeys within the State.

As many as 3.18 lakh Divyang pass holders will be benefitted through this decision which may cost Rs. 2.5 crore for government. Over 100 buses of Gujarat govt arm GSRTC go outside the State. Divyang pass holders will be availed free of cost journey upto the last station. This decision was taken in the State cabinet meeting and details of it were shared by the State government’s spokesperson minister Jitubhai Vaghani in weekly briefing.

151 new express buses of GSRTC will be flagged off and put on roads, along with 3 LNG run buses soon, said Vaghani adding that there’s provision for purchase of 1,000 new buses in the budget. DeshGujarat