Free public transport travel for women above 60.
“हम 60 वर्ष से अधिक उम्र की महिलाओं के लिए सार्वजनिक परिवहन में मुफ्त यात्रा की व्यवस्था करेंगे।”English: “We will arrange free travel in public transport for women above 60 years of age.”
The verdict
Rs 100 crore was provided in the first supplementary budget of 2026-27 and the Lokmata Ahilyabai Matrushakti Yatra Yojana was launched in August 2026, giving women 60+ free travel on UPSRTC buses. Coverage is state roadways buses, not all public transport.
Rule applied: Kept with a small dilution → 9
Evidence timeline
- News5 Aug 2026· All India Radio NewssupportsUP govt to provide free travel in state roadways buses for women aged 60 years and above ↗
“A provision of rupees 100 crore has been made to reimburse the Uttar Pradesh State Road Transport Corporation.”
- News1 Sept 2026· Construction WorldsupportsUttar Pradesh launches lifelong free bus travel for women aged 60 and above ↗
“Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath launched the 'Lokmata Ahilyabai Matrushakti Yatra', providing lifetime complimentary bus travel for women aged 60 and older in state-operated buses (summary).”
More women & children promises from this manifesto
Raise Mukhyamantri Kanya Sumangala aid from Rs 15,000 to Rs 25,000.
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Double the network of three new women police battalions.
Board laga hai: kaam chalu hai. Hum bhi dekh rahe hain.
Free scooty for meritorious college-going girls under the Rani Laxmibai scheme.
“The scooty has a budget and a rulebook; it is still waiting at the showroom.”
Promise ID bjp-up-2022-008 · drafted 5 Oct 2026 by research-agent · JSON