Karnataka government has recently launched the Shakti scheme
- Sakthi Scheme offers free travel to women and transgender people in government-run buses in the state of Karnataka.
- The scheme allows women and transgenders irrespective of their age.
- It aims to empower women financially by providing them free of cost bus service.
- The government has also reserved 50% of the seats for men in all RTCs, except BMTC services.
- The scheme follows the footsteps of Delhi, Punjab and Tamil Nadu, which have introduced similar initiatives.