Archive · 29 Aug 2026
Over 56,000 Women Use Free Buses During Raksha Bandhan
Indore offered women free bus rides during the Raksha Bandhan festival.
The free travel lasted for 48 hours.
More than 56,000 women used the offer.
About 50,000 travelled to other cities on intercity buses.
More than 6,000 used buses within Indore.
Many women were visiting their families and tying rakhis on their brothers.
Bus stops and buses became crowded during the festival.
The bus service said women made up nearly 40% of festival passengers.
More than 56,000 women used free bus services in Indore during Raksha Bandhan.
Nearly 50,000 women travelled free on intercity charter buses.
More than 6,000 women used city buses and i-Buses without paying fares.
The 48-hour waiver ran from 6 a.m. on August 27 to 6 a.m. on August 29.
Women travelled on routes connecting Indore with cities including Bhopal, Ujjain, Ratlam and Dhar.
- Who
- More than 56,000 women, with services provided by Atal Indore City Transport Services Limited.
- What
- Women received free travel on intercity charter buses, city buses and i-Buses.
- When
- From 6 a.m. on August 27 to 6 a.m. on August 29, during Raksha Bandhan.
- Where
- In Indore and on intercity routes connecting Indore with cities across Madhya Pradesh.
- Why
- The facility helped women travel to their families and visit their brothers for Raksha Bandhan.
- Total beneficiaries
- More than 56,000 women
- Intercity passengers
- Nearly 50,000 women
- City transport passengers
- More than 6,000 women
- Free-travel period
- 48 hours, from 6 a.m. August 27 to 6 a.m. August 29
- Regular city-bus ridership
- Around 5,000 to 6,000 passengers daily
- Festival city-bus ridership
- Around 8,000 to 9,000 passengers daily
- Daily intercity operations
- More than 150 charter bus trips