Telangana govt to allot 448 RTC buses to women’s self help groups

The Telangana government on Monday, December 1 announced that 448 Telangana Road Transport Corporation (TGSRTC) buses will be handed over women’s self help groups to strengthen women’s financial stability.

Telangana transport minister Ponnam Prabhakar and Women and Child Welfare minister Seethakka jointly announced the



plan. 

They said that the move will not only provide financial empowerment to the women-SHG groups but also make rural women direct participants in the public transport system.

The Telangana government was advancing this programme to ensure sustainable income sources for women under the Indira Mahila Shakti Scheme.