MISSION
PARIVARTAN - GOVERNMENT SCHEME
News:
Women in driver’s seat,
but await ‘parivartan’ in mindset
What's
in the news?
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In August last year, Sharmila was among
eleven women - nine from Haryana and one each from Rajasthan and Delhi from different
backgrounds who joined the Delhi Transport Corporation (DTC) fleet of bus
drivers.
Mission
Parivartan:
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It is a joint venture of the Delhi government and automaker Ashok Leyland to
induct women drivers into DTC and cluster buses for promoting women’s
safety in public transport.
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They underwent a comprehensive training programme where they were also taught how to
repair a bus in case it breaks down.