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Women will get free bus in these states, big news for sisters preparing for Rakshabandhan.
Siddhi Jain | August 8, 2025 1:15 AM CST

Rakshabandhan Free Bus Travel: Traveling is going to be easier for women on Rakshabandhan. In many states, it has been decided to give them free travel facilities in the bus. Know which states the facility will be available in?

This year, the festival of Rakshabandhan will be celebrated on 9 August. Now, only a few days are left. On the special day of Rakshabandhan, different facilities are given to women in different states of the country. Some good news has come for women before Rakshabandhan. Governments of many states are going to give special facilities to women in travel this time. They should not have to worry about money while coming and going to the festival.

For this, a big decision has been taken regarding the bus service in some states. The purpose of this scheme is that sisters can meet their brothers without any problem. The journey should be easy, and there should be no expense. This step has been taken with this thinking. Such decisions were also taken earlier at some places. But this time, this decision has been taken in more states. Know the full news.

Bus ride free in Delhi, Punjab and Karnataka

In Delhi, women can travel in DTC and cluster buses without paying fare and this facility will continue on the day of Rakshabandhan as well. Let us tell you that bus travel is free for women not only in Delhi but also in Punjab and Karnataka. In both these states, women can travel without ticket in state government buses.

This facility will continue on the day of Rakshabandhan as well. Due to which women will be able to go to meet their brothers without any expense on the festival. This decision will not only provide relief to women. But they will also not face any hindrance in travel on the day of the festival. This step of the governments is proving to be a big gift for women.

Free travel in bus on the day of Rakshabandhan in these states as well

On the occasion of Rakshabandhan, not only Delhi, Punjab and Karnataka. But in many other states also women are being given the facility of free travel in the bus. Like every year in Uttarakhand, this time also women and small children will be able to travel free in government buses. This facility will also be applicable on 9th August in Bhopal and Indore of Madhya Pradesh. Rajasthan government has announced free travel for women in state transport buses on both 9th and 10th August. In Chandigarh too, women will be able to travel for free in all local buses of the tricity area. But this facility will not be applicable on long distance buses.


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