‘Vettri Payanam’ scheme to cover 2,108 buses in Kovai region

The ‘Vettri Payanam’ scheme launched by Chief Minister C. Joseph Vijay on Friday covers 2,108 buses in the Coimbatore region, encompassing Coimbatore, Tiruppur, Erode and the Nilgiris
districts.
In Coimbatore district, women began availing themselves of the benefit of the no-fare bus travel scheme in 790 buses deployed for Limited Stop Service, deluxe, and ordinary
services.
The scheme designed to uplift the economic status of women is vital, as it will pave the way for the State’s progress, Minister for Backward Classes Welfare V. Sampath Kumar, said, after the launch of the scheme, at Gandhipuram in Coimbatore city.
Four lakh women are expected to benefit from the scheme in Coimbatore district.