Two Telangana cabinet ministers traveled in a TGSRTC Palle Velugu bus in Karimnagar district on Wednesday, June 17, interacting with passengers and reaffirming the state government’s commitments on public welfare, education, and transport.
Transport and BC Welfare Minister Ponnam Prabhakar and SC, ST, Minority and Disabled Persons Welfare Minister Adluri Laxman Kumar
boarded the bus at Thimmapur Vaageshwari Engineering College and traveled to the NTR statue in the district headquarters, speaking with commuters along the way about their experience of the free bus service.
Under the Maha Lakshmi scheme, launched in December 2023, TGSRTC Palle Velugu and express buses provide free travel to women, girls and transgender persons across Telangana.