Bengaluru : The Chief Minister Siddaramaiah said that 1400 new electric BMTC buses will be included in urban transport by next April 2024.

He was talking in the programme organized by Bangalore Metropolitan Transport Corporation after launching 100 electric buses in front of east gate of vidhansoudha .

Till now, 120 crore women have travelled for free in State Transport buses. Around 40 lakh people commute in BMTC buses. Women belonging to all caste, religion and class are travelling freely, the CM said.

The BJP criticizes the free bus travel scheme. The CM questioned as to why did the BJP not implement such pro people scheme when they were in power?

The CM explained about the positive outcome of government’s pro people schemes saying that the purchasing power of the people in the State has increased and there is a boom in the financial activities which boosts the economy of the state. Farm and women labourers and women from the working class are able to save enough money. This is helping them to meet their other financial needs and has also increased the financial power of such families.

4.30 crore people are enjoying the benefits of the guarantee schemes. With the increased financial power, the poor and working class are being enabled to come into the main stream. This was made possible only after Congress came into power. The previous BJP government which has failed in achieving this are engaged in criticizing us.

Shivajinagar MLA Rizwan Arshad presided over the function and Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar, transport minister Ramalongareddy were present.

RDPR Minister Priyank Kharge, Higher Education Minister Dr. M C Sudhakar, Sports Minister Nagendra, Medical Education Minister Sharan Prakash Patil, MLC U B Venkatesh, Chief Minister’s political secretary Govindaraju, Nasir Ahmed and others were present.