Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa, on Thursday February 18,2016, announced
that senior citizens over the age of sixty could travel for free on
government buses starting February 24,2016
Making a
statement in the Tamil Nadu Assembly, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa said through the
implementation of this scheme, the AIADMK Government has fulfilled all
the promises it made in the 2011 election manifesto.
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa said the scheme would be implemented on a pilot basis in
Chennai and would be expanded after studying the response.
Those
over the age of sixty could apply for tokens at designated bus depots.
The information on which depots to apply would be put up on the website
of the Transport department soon. There would be no deadline for
applications and commuters could avail the tokens for the free ride
whenever necessary. A total of ten tokens would be issued every month to
an individual.
The scheme will come into force on February 24,2016 the birthday of Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa
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