Free bus pass for garment workers gets poor response
The Hindu
Only one out of 800 garment factories in Bengaluru has signed up for the scheme
“Vanitha Sangathi”, a free monthly bus pass initiative to the garment workers by the Bangalore Metropolitan Transport Corporation (BMTC), has received poor response in the first month of its launch. There are over 800 garment factories in the city, but only one factory has come forward to provide free bus passes to 15 of its employees by agreeing to share the cost. When the scheme was announced, the BMTC had estimated that around 3 lakh workers would benefit from the scheme.
In December, the BMTC had requested the workers to submit their applications to their respective managements. The management in turn are to compile the list of beneficiaries and submit it to the Karnataka Labour Board . After verification, the Board will ask the BMTC to initiate process to issue the passes. The BMTC will issue the pass after receiving confirmation from the Board that the owners have paid their share to issue free passes.
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