LAHORE: Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz has decided to start a special bus service for rural women, a first of its kind in Pakistan.
A bus service will be started for women living in the villages of the province from every rural tehsil to the district headquarters.
She also reviewed the proposal to start a phased mass transit system consisting of 25 buses in remote districts. The Chief Minister has also called for an inter-village transport plan.
The Chief Minister has issued instructions to provide subsidy to women passengers in the mass transit system.
Punjab’s first Women Transport Solution Plan will also be prepared on the instructions of the Chief Minister.
Maryam Nawaz said that women living in rural areas also have the right to a modern transport system as it will provide them with great relief.
She said that the provision of modern transport will help increase the confidence level of rural women and make travel easier for female students and patients.
He added that it is very sad to see rural women traveling on public transport in difficult conditions.
