Free travel facilities for women on Rakhi
Dehradun, 23 Jul 2008
Uttarakhand Chief Minister B C Khanduri today announced free travel facilities on Raksha Bandhan for all women of the hill state in state roadways transport buses.
“Women of our state are free to move free of cost on Raksha Bandhan day,” Khanduri told a rally here.
Stating that women may travel anywhere in the country on state road transport buses on the occasion, Khanduri also said the government would soon launch a special insurance scheme for Anganwadi women free of cost.
“This is a special gesture from the government for our sisters and mothers,” the CM said.
Khanduri said that the government would now focus on girl students providing them with more facilities. “We will give basic facilities to girls in their hostels,” he said.
He said women of the state have played a vital role in the statehood movement and that the government is taking all measures for their uplift. He said that the government has issued 50 per cent reservation in panchayats to women.
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