Ridership jumps 10 percentage points with fare-free plan

The number of female commuters in public buses in the national capital has jumped by nearly 10 per cent since the implementation of the Delhi government's free-ride scheme for women, official data released on Wednesday showed.

https://www.businesstoday.in/current/economy-politics/10-rise-in-female-commuters-in-delhi-public-buses-since-free-ride-scheme-launch/story/390739.html 

Cities need free public transport to create some space

Free public transport is something that all cities should try and work towards. It is one of the important set of measures that can help sustain urban spaces in India going forward with most cities clogged by pvt vehicles. This has been attempted by several cities in the world

— Ayush (@AyushyaKhanna) November 16, 2019

Savings in pollution costs will more than pay for Delhi free public transport

Do you know how much Delhi/country losing for pollution..it is up to 8.5% of GDP...…. this cost will be reduced if pollution gets reduced.. that cost will be more than enough to fund free public transport!!!!

— Sachin Pandey (@serioussachin) October 31, 2019