{"id":58510,"date":"2026-10-07T00:30:00","date_gmt":"2026-10-06T19:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.tboacademy.com\/blog\/?p=58510"},"modified":"2026-10-06T11:48:10","modified_gmt":"2026-10-06T06:18:10","slug":"tamil-nadu-expands-free-bus-travel-scheme-for-women","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tboacademy.com\/blog\/tamil-nadu-expands-free-bus-travel-scheme-for-women\/","title":{"rendered":"Tamil Nadu Expands Free Bus Travel Scheme for Women"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister C. Joseph Vijay has launched the expanded Vettri Payanam scheme, offering free travel to women and transgender passengers on additional government bus services. The initiative covers Express, Limited Stop, Deluxe and Mofussil buses, expanding access beyond ordinary services. Around 84.32 lakh women are expected to benefit daily, with 12,692 government buses included. The scheme aims to improve access to education, workplaces, healthcare and essential services.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister C. Joseph Vijay has launched the expanded Vettri Payanam scheme, offering free travel to women and transgender passengers on additional government bus services. The initiative covers Express, Limited Stop, Deluxe and Mofussil buses, expanding access beyond… Continue Reading →<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":58512,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_yoast_wpseo_focuskw":"","_yoast_wpseo_title":"","_yoast_wpseo_metadesc":"","footnotes":"","source":"The Hindu"},"categories":[2167],"tags":[34696,34695,14005,2217,34698,2612],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\nTamil Nadu Expands Free Bus Travel Scheme for Women - Find Top Trending Blogs, Business Blog, Travel Blog | TBO Academy<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tboacademy.com\/blog\/tamil-nadu-expands-free-bus-travel-scheme-for-women\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Tamil Nadu Expands Free Bus Travel Scheme for Women - Find Top Trending Blogs, Business Blog, Travel Blog | TBO Academy\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Tamil Nadu Chief Minister C. Joseph Vijay has launched the expanded Vettri Payanam scheme, offering free travel to women and transgender passengers on additional government bus services. The initiative covers Express, Limited Stop, Deluxe and Mofussil buses, expanding access beyond... Continue Reading →\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.tboacademy.com\/blog\/tamil-nadu-expands-free-bus-travel-scheme-for-women\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Find Top Trending Blogs, Business Blog, Travel Blog | TBO Academy\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2026-10-06T19:00:00+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2026-10-06T06:18:10+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/www.tboacademy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/New-Project-2026-10-06T114744.209.webp\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"600\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"303\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/webp\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Anamika Chauhan\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Anamika Chauhan\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"1 minute\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.tboacademy.com\/blog\/tamil-nadu-expands-free-bus-travel-scheme-for-women\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.tboacademy.com\/blog\/tamil-nadu-expands-free-bus-travel-scheme-for-women\/\",\"name\":\"Tamil Nadu Expands Free Bus Travel Scheme for Women - Find Top Trending Blogs, Business Blog, Travel Blog | TBO Academy\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.tboacademy.com\/blog\/#website\"},\"datePublished\":\"2026-10-06T19:00:00+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2026-10-06T06:18:10+00:00\",\"author\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.tboacademy.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/6bb8368d4a451d7f4cbf13c0f9d1ed3f\"},\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.tboacademy.com\/blog\/tamil-nadu-expands-free-bus-travel-scheme-for-women\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/www.tboacademy.com\/blog\/tamil-nadu-expands-free-bus-travel-scheme-for-women\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.tboacademy.com\/blog\/tamil-nadu-expands-free-bus-travel-scheme-for-women\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Blogs\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/www.tboacademy.com\/blog\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Tamil Nadu Expands Free Bus Travel Scheme for Women\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.tboacademy.com\/blog\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.tboacademy.com\/blog\/\",\"name\":\"Find Top Trending Blogs, Business Blog, Travel Blog | TBO Academy\",\"description\":\"\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/www.tboacademy.com\/blog\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":\"required name=search_term_string\"}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.tboacademy.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/6bb8368d4a451d7f4cbf13c0f9d1ed3f\",\"name\":\"Anamika Chauhan\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.tboacademy.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/430e3ef549879d5544a3bcfc15e8c881?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/430e3ef549879d5544a3bcfc15e8c881?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"caption\":\"Anamika Chauhan\"},\"description\":\"Anamika Chauhan is a Senior Content Writer at TBO Academy. Specializing in B2B content, she works closely with the marketing team to bring out the outlook about the industry in her write-ups. Connect with her on LinkedIn or write to her at anamika.chauhan@tbo.com\",\"sameAs\":[\"https:\/\/www.tboacademy.com\/\"],\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.tboacademy.com\/blog\/author\/anamika\/\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Tamil Nadu Expands Free Bus Travel Scheme for Women - Find Top Trending Blogs, Business Blog, Travel Blog | TBO Academy","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/www.tboacademy.com\/blog\/tamil-nadu-expands-free-bus-travel-scheme-for-women\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Tamil Nadu Expands Free Bus Travel Scheme for Women - Find Top Trending Blogs, Business Blog, Travel Blog | TBO Academy","og_description":"Tamil Nadu Chief Minister C. Joseph Vijay has launched the expanded Vettri Payanam scheme, offering free travel to women and transgender passengers on additional government bus services. The initiative covers Express, Limited Stop, Deluxe and Mofussil buses, expanding access beyond... Continue Reading →","og_url":"https:\/\/www.tboacademy.com\/blog\/tamil-nadu-expands-free-bus-travel-scheme-for-women\/","og_site_name":"Find Top Trending Blogs, Business Blog, Travel Blog | TBO Academy","article_published_time":"2026-10-06T19:00:00+00:00","article_modified_time":"2026-10-06T06:18:10+00:00","og_image":[{"width":600,"height":303,"url":"https:\/\/www.tboacademy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/New-Project-2026-10-06T114744.209.webp","type":"image\/webp"}],"author":"Anamika Chauhan","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"Anamika Chauhan","Est. reading time":"1 minute"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/www.tboacademy.com\/blog\/tamil-nadu-expands-free-bus-travel-scheme-for-women\/","url":"https:\/\/www.tboacademy.com\/blog\/tamil-nadu-expands-free-bus-travel-scheme-for-women\/","name":"Tamil Nadu Expands Free Bus Travel Scheme for Women - Find Top Trending Blogs, Business Blog, Travel Blog | TBO Academy","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.tboacademy.com\/blog\/#website"},"datePublished":"2026-10-06T19:00:00+00:00","dateModified":"2026-10-06T06:18:10+00:00","author":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.tboacademy.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/6bb8368d4a451d7f4cbf13c0f9d1ed3f"},"breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.tboacademy.com\/blog\/tamil-nadu-expands-free-bus-travel-scheme-for-women\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/www.tboacademy.com\/blog\/tamil-nadu-expands-free-bus-travel-scheme-for-women\/"]}]},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/www.tboacademy.com\/blog\/tamil-nadu-expands-free-bus-travel-scheme-for-women\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Blogs","item":"https:\/\/www.tboacademy.com\/blog\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Tamil Nadu Expands Free Bus Travel Scheme for Women"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/www.tboacademy.com\/blog\/#website","url":"https:\/\/www.tboacademy.com\/blog\/","name":"Find Top Trending Blogs, Business Blog, Travel Blog | TBO Academy","description":"","potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/www.tboacademy.com\/blog\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":"required name=search_term_string"}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/www.tboacademy.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/6bb8368d4a451d7f4cbf13c0f9d1ed3f","name":"Anamika Chauhan","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/www.tboacademy.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/430e3ef549879d5544a3bcfc15e8c881?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/430e3ef549879d5544a3bcfc15e8c881?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"Anamika Chauhan"},"description":"Anamika Chauhan is a Senior Content Writer at TBO Academy. Specializing in B2B content, she works closely with the marketing team to bring out the outlook about the industry in her write-ups. Connect with her on LinkedIn or write to her at anamika.chauhan@tbo.com","sameAs":["https:\/\/www.tboacademy.com\/"],"url":"https:\/\/www.tboacademy.com\/blog\/author\/anamika\/"}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tboacademy.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/58510"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tboacademy.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tboacademy.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tboacademy.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tboacademy.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=58510"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.tboacademy.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/58510\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":58513,"href":"https:\/\/www.tboacademy.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/58510\/revisions\/58513"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tboacademy.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/58512"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tboacademy.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=58510"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tboacademy.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=58510"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tboacademy.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=58510"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}