Archive · 29 Aug 2026
Women Tie Rakhis to Telangana Transport Minister During Bus Ride
Transport Minister Ponnam Prabhakar rode a public bus in Telangana during Rakhi Purnima.
He travelled from Pandilla to Husnabad bus station.
Women passengers tied friendship-and-family bracelets called rakhis to him.
They also wished each other well for the festival.
The minister asked women how they felt about free bus travel.
This free travel is provided through the government’s Mahalakshmi Scheme.
He said women had received travel services worth about Rs 12,000 crore.
He also thanked bus drivers and conductors for working during the festival.
More buses were run because many people wanted to travel.
Transport Minister Ponnam Prabhakar travelled by RTC bus from Pandilla to Husnabad on Rakhi Purnima.
Women passengers tied rakhis to Prabhakar and exchanged festival greetings with him.
The minister asked passengers about their experiences with free travel under the Mahalakshmi Scheme.
Prabhakar said women had used free RTC travel services worth around Rs 12,000 crore across Telangana.
Nearly 5,000 buses were operated statewide to meet increased demand during Rakhi Purnima.
- Who
- Transport Minister Ponnam Prabhakar, women passengers, and RTC drivers and conductors.
- What
- Prabhakar travelled by bus, met women passengers, discussed free travel, and received rakhis from them.
- When
- On Friday, during Rakhi Purnima.
- Where
- On an RTC bus travelling from Pandilla to Husnabad bus station in Telangana.
- Why
- To interact with women passengers and learn about their experience of the Mahalakshmi Scheme’s free bus travel.
- Minister
- Ponnam Prabhakar, Telangana’s Transport Minister
- Journey
- Pandilla to Husnabad bus station
- Travel scheme
- Mahalakshmi Scheme
- Reported value of free travel
- Around Rs 12,000 crore
- Festival operations
- Nearly 5,000 buses operated across Telangana
- Passenger interaction
- Women passengers tied rakhis to the minister and shared their travel experiences
- Employees praised
- RTC drivers and conductors working during Rakhi Purnima