Private bus operators to hold relay dharna at Secretariat from July 20 to 25
Private bus operators in Kerala are planning a relay protest against a government-subsidized free travel scheme for women and transgender persons. They claim the scheme is making their business model unsustainable and are threatening to stop services.
Why it matters
It illustrates the economic friction between public welfare initiatives and the viability of private sector service providers.
The private bus operators, who have been hit by the Priyadarshini free travel scheme launched by the State government for women and transgender persons on Kerala State Road Transport Corporation (KSRTC) buses, will hold a relay dharna in front of the Secretariat from July 20 to 25, demanding measures to protect the private bus industry from the crisis triggered by the scheme.
The article reports on the grievances of the bus operators while acknowledging the government scheme context.
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