Archive · 25 Aug 2026
Dhami Announces Two Days of Free Bus Travel
Women from different parts of Uttarakhand visited Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami.
They tied rakhis to him for Raksha Bandhan and wished him a long life.
Dhami thanked them and greeted them for the festival.
He announced that women could ride Uttarakhand Transport Corporation buses for free on August 28 and 29.
This is meant to make festival travel easier.
Dhami said the government wants to help women become economically stronger.
He also said women should know and use their social and constitutional rights.
The bus benefit was presented as part of the government’s wider women’s empowerment efforts.
Women from across Uttarakhand tied rakhis to Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami during a Raksha Bandhan programme.
Dhami announced free travel for women on Uttarakhand Transport Corporation buses on August 28 and 29.
The two-day facility is intended to ease women’s travel during the festival period.
Dhami said the government was working to strengthen women’s economic position and empowerment.
He also emphasized women’s awareness and exercise of their social and constitutional rights.
- Who
- Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami and women from different parts of Uttarakhand.
- What
- Dhami received rakhis and announced two days of free travel for women on Uttarakhand Transport Corporation buses.
- When
- The interaction took place on Monday; free travel is scheduled for August 28 and 29.
- Where
- Main Sevak Sadan at the Chief Minister’s Camp Office in Uttarakhand.
- Why
- To facilitate women’s travel during Raksha Bandhan and support the government’s women’s empowerment agenda.
- Chief minister
- Pushkar Singh Dhami
- Programme
- Raksha Bandhan public interaction
- Venue
- Main Sevak Sadan, Chief Minister’s Camp Office
- Free travel dates
- August 28 and 29
- Transport provider
- Uttarakhand Transport Corporation buses
- Stated purpose
- To facilitate women’s travel during the festival
- Broader focus
- Women’s economic, social and constitutional empowerment