Thane: Maharashtra minister Diwakar Raote on Friday announced that women drivers would be recruited in the state transport corporation in large numbers soon. He also announced that college girls would be given passes for free travel in the Maharashtra State Road Transport Corporation (MSRTC) buses.
The Transport Minister was speaking at a function organised by Thane MP Rajan Vichare on the occasion of International Women’s Day, where women rickshaw drivers and conductors were felicitated.