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Delhi ends pink tickets for women bus travel July onward new Pink Saheli Smart Card rules
Economy
Published on 11 May 2026
Free rides now hinge on switching to a smart card
Delhi plans to phase out pink tickets for women’s free travel on DTC and cluster buses from July. Officials say the change will streamline subsidies and link benefits with the National Common Mobility Card via Pink Saheli Smart Cards. About six lakh women have already registered, and awareness drives are set before enforcement tightens.
- Pink tickets for women’s free bus travel will stop from July
- Benefits will shift to Pink Saheli Smart Cards
- Move is meant to streamline subsidies and link with NCMC
- Registration is underway, with awareness campaigns first
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