Last Updated: 24 Nov 2024
Mission Parivartan: An initiative to train women to obtain their Heavy Motor Vehicle (HMV) licences
-- Breaking barriers in traditionally male-dominated fieldsTarget 2025: Delhi public bus fleet will have 8,000 electric buses, with at least 20% driven by women[1]
IMPACT
-- 89 Women drivers already driving Delhi Govt buses as of Nov 2024[2]
-- 123 women were already trained till Jan 2023[3]
-- Some women drivers trained at DTC are now employeed at IKEA Pune driving 50 ft long trucks [4]World's 1st all-WOMEN bus depot in Delhi[5]
-- Named Sakhi Depot, employs 223 women (including 89 drivers); inaugurated on 16 Nov 2024
“None of the women drivers have met with an accident so far, nor have they been involved in any act of indiscipline or rash driving”[1:1]
"Whatever you give a woman, she will make greater"
More safety for women on board, financial independence for women were the primary objectives invisioned - Delhi Transport Minister, Kailash Gahlot
I always loved driving. Thanks to an initiative by the Delhi city transport corporation. More women will soon join the profession. - Yogita Puri, a bus driver [7]
I feel more confident and safe when travelling in this bus. - A women passenger onboard on the DTC bus [7:1]
Initiative helps women empowerment and making them financially independent. - Transport minister Kailash Gehlot [7:2]
I feel proud of myself that I am known as the ‘first-ever female bus driver’, some days, I feel disheartened that why more women are not coming forward? My passengers like my driving skills, and I am often praised by them. They wait to ride on my bus. - Saritha, DTC bus driver [8]
Watch coverage, DTC bus drivers and passenger reactions at Australian new Coverage
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https://www.livemint.com/news/india/women-drivers-steering-public-transport-in-big-cities-11683277343585.html ↩︎
https://www.business-standard.com/india-news/delhi-govt-inaugurates-1st-all-women-sakhi-bus-depot-in-sarojini-nagar-124111600818_1.html ↩︎ ↩︎
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https://www.news.com.au/lifestyle/women-bus-drivers-in-delhi/video/789d046d60108847f6c46f5121a82645 ↩︎ ↩︎ ↩︎
https://yourstory.com/herstory/2022/04/delhi-transport-corporation-dtc-first-ever-female-bus-driver-v-saritha ↩︎