SETC, TNSTC gear up for launch of Vetri Payanam Thittam on October 2

Managing Director of State Express Transport Corporation K. Gunasekaran and Managing Director of Tamil Nadu State Transport Corporation, Coimbatore Ltd. S. Gopalakrishnan on Thursday (September 24) took stock of the preparedness for implementing the ‘Vetri Payanam Thittam’ in the Coimbatore region, which encompasses Coimbatore, Erode, Tiruppur and The Nilgiris districts. Chief Minister C. Joseph Vijay will launch the scheme on October 2.

The scheme, an improvement over the Vidiyal Payanam Thittam introduced in 2021, envisages extending free travel for women and transgenders to additional bus services in metropolitan and urban areas.

In addition to the ordinary-fare government buses, the beneficiaries, under Vetri Vidiyal Panayam Scheme, will be able to travel for free on Express, LSS (Limited Stop Service), and Deluxe buses in metropolitan and urban areas.