New Delhi, March 16 Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta said on Monday that free travel for women in public transport buses through the pink ticket scheme will continue for three months and urged them not to worry or rush for obtaining 'Pink Saheli' cards.
Under the Delhi government scheme, women can travel in DTC and cluster buses using pink tickets. The government is replacing the ticket system by issuing pink cards to eligible women of Delhi.
In a post on X, Gupta said that women need not worry as the ticket system for free travel will continue for the next three months, and the cards will also be accepted on buses.
She said that women can visit the centers set up for issuing the pink smart cards at their convenience.
"The government will increase the number of centers if needed, to facilitate the women," the chief minister said in the post.
The Delhi government has set up 50 authorized centers across the city to facilitate the issuance of the Pink Saheli smart cards.
Long queues and rush for the cards were witnessed at some of these centers set up at the offices of the district magistrates and sub-divisional magistrates, as well as at select Delhi Transport Corporation (DTC) premises.
The Pink National Common Mobility Card was recently launched by President Droupadi Murmu. Eligible women residents of Delhi can obtain the Pink Saheli Smart Cards free of cost from the designated counters.
After a reasonable period, once it is assured that most eligible women have received the Pink Saheli Smart Cards, the Delhi government will gradually replace the existing Pink Paper Ticket system with the smart card-based system to ensure greater transparency, efficiency, and convenience in public transport, DTC had said.