The KSRTC note said Transport Minister Ramalinga Reddy condoled the death and directed the officials to issue directions to take precautionary measures to prevent such accidents.
As the Congress government in Karnataka implemented free bus rides for women and transgender people across the state on Sunday, a 70-year-old woman’s viral image caught the attention of CM Siddaramaiah.
Gruha Jyothi scheme is one of the five poll guarantees that the Congress party had proposed in its election manifesto. The guarantee offers up to 200 units of electricity free of cost to domestic consumers.
The order issued by the Karnataka Energy Department noted that the free power supply with an upper limit of 200 units will be dependent on the monthly average consumption of a household.