India spends around 1.28 per cent of the GDP on health while air pollution from burning fossil fuels costs an estimated 5.4 per cent of India's GDP.https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/the-cost-of-deadly-air-pollution-in-india-rs-3-39-lakh-per-second/a-loss-of-rs-10-7-lakh-crore/slideshow/74112762.cms
...Exposure to pollution from fossil fuels also leads to around 49 crore days of work absence due to illness, the report said.
Teen advocates in India demand free public transportation and better schools at their Freedom for Girls convention. https://t.co/NHc9mEMqno pic.twitter.com/wAJSnb7IYv
— Womenstrongintl (@womenstrongintl) December 11, 2019
Twitter brainstorm: #BMTCforAll
— BusPrayanikaraVedike (@BBPVedike) December 5, 2019
Reform agenda 1: Reduce the fares
Yes, yes.. the govt has already announced its decision to reduce the bus fares and we are mighty happy about it! pic.twitter.com/v1N7G8c4c4
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
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
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
