NEW DELHI: The Delhi Assembly on Monday approved Rs 479 crore, a supplementary grant for the transport sector through a voice vote moved by Deputy CM and Finance Minister Manish Sisodia.
This additional grant includes funds for providing free rides on the Metro and in the Delhi Transport Corporation buses to women, as well as deployment of marshals in buses.
With an eye on the Delhi Assembly polls, the Aam Aadmi Party-led government has been executing a host of projects promised to the people in its manifesto.
Last week, Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal inaugurated the first lot of 25 semi-low floor cluster buses in the city and shared a plan of rolling out the rest of the 4,000 promised buses by 2020.
Rs 479 crore supplementary grant for transport sector
Rs 142 crore for deployment of marshals in buses
Rs 140 crore provision for free bus rides
Rs 150 crore provision for free Metro rides