Pune Municipal Corporation decides to offer free rides to promote public transport

The Pune Municipal Corporation has decided to offer free rides on Pune Mahanagar Parivahan Mahamandal Limited buses on last Monday of each month in order to promote the use of public transport among citizens.

The Standing Committee of the PMC approved a proposal in this regard



during its weekly meeting. PMC will pay the PMPML one day’s income to run the free ride scheme. This amounts to 1 Crore and 70 lakh rupees every month.

Though this proposal is approved by standing committee it will be implemented only after approval of general body.