Free Bus Travel: So far 4404 people have applied for Happy Card in Gurugram. Out of this, Happy Card has been issued to 4044 people by Roadways. Roadways has formed a separate team for this.
Free Bus Travel: There is a news of relief for passengers traveling in buses. Now passengers will be able to get the Happy Card issued by the Transport Department made in Sohna, Pataudi and Farrukhnagar of Gurugram as well. For this, employees who make Happy Cards have been appointed at the roadways bus stand. These officers will take applications from people and people will be able to get their Happy Card from there itself.
This scheme of Haryana Roadways has provided great relief to the people of rural areas. The Haryana Happy Card project was launched by former Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar on March 7, 2024. To avail the facility, a smart card linked to the e-ticketing system is issued to the beneficiaries to travel free in Haryana Roadways buses. Through the card, beneficiaries can travel one thousand kilometers free every year. For this, the beneficiary has to apply for it in the Roadways Department. Teams have been set up by the Roadways at the sub-division level bus stands so that people can get maximum benefit from the Happy Card.
Will be valid with photo ID: Roadways officials said that nowadays passengers traveling in Roadways buses are traveling in buses by exchanging their Happy Card with each other. To stop this, now passengers will have to carry ID with them along with the Happy Card while traveling in Roadways buses. There is also a quarrel between passengers and conductors regarding the ID.
4404 people applied
So far 4404 people have applied for Happy Card in Gurugram district. Out of this, Happy Card has been issued to 4044 people by Roadways. A separate team has been formed by Roadways to make Happy Cards. Now beneficiaries can get their Happy Card from Roadways bus stand as well as Sohna, Pataudi and Farrukhnagar bus stand. For this, people will have to apply first. After this the documents will be checked. The card will be issued only after finding eligible beneficiaries.
Gurugram Roadways Depot General Manager Pradeep Kumar said, “Happy Cards are being made at all places like Sohna, Farrukhnagar and Pataudi for the convenience of the beneficiaries. Beneficiaries can apply here and get their Happy Card from the same place. So far 4404 people have applied, out of which 4044 have been issued.”
