In 14 days, 6087 elderly women traveled for free: 496 tickets on Teej; some women in the Varanasi region were deprived due to not having Aadhaar-Voter ID.

Under the Lokmata Ahilyabai Matrushakti Yatra Yojana, 6,087 elderly women in the Varanasi region traveled for free on buses from September 1 to 14. On September 14, which coincided with Teej, 496 free tickets were issued in the Varanasi region alone. This means that an average of 61 more free trips were made on this day than the daily average of approximately 435. The total value of these tickets issued from September 1 to 14 was ₹10,17,069. Speaking about the entire UP, on September 14, 20...