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Karnataka’s Shakti Free Bus scheme boosts religious tourism in the state, As per reports, lakhs of women visited a number of Hindu pilgrimage sites during this weekend. Now that the bus travel is free, women have been seen travelling in large groups from Bengaluru and other districts of Karnat
The Shakthi scheme for free travel by women launched by the Congress government in Karnataka, has also boosted temple tourism in the state.During this weekend, lakhs of women have come out in large numbers to throng Hindu pilgrimage sites. .
The ruling Congress is now celebrating an outcome it probably least expected. While the buses operated by the three state-owned transport utilities KSRTC, NWKRTC and KKRTC are getting robust response from women, those running to popular temple towns are jam packed these past few days.