MISSION PARIVARTAN - GOVERNMENT SCHEME

News: Women in driver’s seat, but await ‘parivartan’ in mindset

 

What's in the news?

       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:

       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.

       They underwent a comprehensive training programme where they were also taught how to repair a bus in case it breaks down.