Tamil Nadu CM Stalin flags off 214 new buses for State-run transport corporations
The Hindu
Tamil Nadu CM Stalin flags off 214 new buses for State-run transport corporations
On the occasion of the DMK regime in Tamil Nadu entering its fifth year in office, Chief Minister M.K. Stalin on Wednesday (May 7, 2025) flagged off 214 new buses for the State-run transport corporations at Island Grounds in Chennai.
According to an official release, the Tamil Nadu government has been providing transport services to the benefit of the public through eight State-run transport corporations at affordable fares.
In line with the needs of the public, the State government introduced new bus routes, launched new buses, refurbished old buses, improved bus depots, and implemented various schemes in a systematic manner. These include free travel facilities for women, students, persons with disabilities and their attendants, transpersons, Tamil scholars, and freedom fighters.
Through the ‘Magalir Vidiyal Payanam’ (free bus travel for women scheme), women have travelled 684 crore trips. In the last four years, a total of 3,727 new buses were introduced and 1,500 buses were refurbished. After launching the new buses, Mr. Stalin advised the drivers and conductors to stop the buses at the designated stops and ensure proper boarding of women beneficiaries under the ‘Magalir Vidiyal Payanam’ scheme.
Later in the day, Mr. Stalin travelled in a city bus plying between Vallalar Nagar and Vivekananda House from the Omandurar Government Estate bus stop. He interacted with passengers about the implementation of the ‘Magalir Vidiyal Payanam’ scheme.
Earlier, Mr. Stalin, along with some of his Cabinet colleagues and party functionaries, paid floral tributes at the memorial of former Chief Ministers C.N. Annadurai and M. Karunanidhi.
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