Travel. Benefits By Bus

Transportation: Ministry of Road Transport and Highways:

- Reservation of two seats for senior citizens in front row of the buses of the State Road Transport Undertakings.

- Some State Governments are giving fare concession to senior citizens in the State Road Transport Undertaking buses and are introducing Bus Models, which are convenient to the elderly.

Under Delhi Transport Corporation:

- Special Hire Service: - Apart from the normal services, the Corporation also provides buses to the Citizen of Delhi on Special Hire for marriage parties, picnics, etc.

- Free/Concessional Passes: - DTC also offers Free Passes to disabled persons, war-widows & their dependents, eminent sport personalities, Freedom Fighters etc. and Concessional Passes to various categories of commuters viz. Students, Senior Citizens, Residents of Resettlement Colonies, Journalists, etc. For Senior citizens above the age of 60 years, Bus pass for all routes at Rs. 50 per month. Income has to be below Rs. 75000 per year.

Under Uttarakhand Transport Corporation:

The state cabinet gave a green signal to the proposal to allow senior citizens -- 65 years old and above -- to travel free-of-cost in all State Transport Corporation Limited (STCL) buses within the state and outside. The move is expected to benefit over 20 lakh elderly people in the hill state.

The decision was taken at a cabinet meeting chaired by chief minister Harish Rawat ahead of the Uttarakhandassembly’s crucial Budget session.

The state government would soon be undertaking an exercise to make ID cards of all bonafide senior citizens so that they can avail of this scheme.

Under Uttar Pardesh  Transport Corporation:

Uttar Pradesh government has decided to provide free bus ride to women senior citizen in the state  decision to this was taken at the Board meeting of the UP State Road Transport Corporation (UPSRTC) here last week and the proposal has been sent to the state government. 

There are over 74 lakh women of over 60 years of age in the state as per the 2011 census and the state government will have to compensate the subsidy for this movement.