No proposal from Delhi government on free metro ride for women: Centre

NEW DELHI: The Centre on Thursday said that it has not received any proposal from the Delhi government over the proposed free rides for women in Delhi Metro.
Replying to an unstarred question in the Lok Sabha, Minister of State for the ministry of housing and urban affairs, Hardeep Singh Puri, said that the Centre does not have any proposal for free rides for women in Delhi Metro train.

On another question that whether the Delhi government has requested and sent any proposal in this regard to the Union government for approval, the minister replied in negative.
The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) government had recently announced to make travelling in buses and Delhi Metro free for women.
"The government is planning free travel for women in public transport and is going to bear the loss of revenue that Delhi Metro Rail Corporation, Delhi Transport Corporation and the cluster scheme buses would face due to this decision," said a Delhi government official. The official said that state transport minister Kailash Gahlot has held a meeting with senior officials of DMRC and asked them to submit a proposal on how they can facilitate free travel for women and what it would cost.