Kerala's 'Priyadarshini' free bus scheme challenged in High Court
India
Kerala's new Priyadarshini scheme, which lets women and transgender people ride ordinary KSRTC busses for free, is under the High Court's scanner.
A public interest litigation filed before the Kerala High Court argues the scheme isn't fair: it doesn't check income or residency, and might go against rights to equality.
Petition cites ₹2cr/day cost, seeks transparency
The petition also points out the scheme could cost around ₹2 crore a day (approximately ₹800 crore a year), raising questions about how sustainable it is.
The court has been asked to either scrap the scheme or make the government show clear numbers on its financial impact and how it plans to fund it.
The big ask: more transparency before rolling out such major projects.