Kerala Chief Minister V.D. Satheesan and Transport Minister C.P. John boarded a KSRTC ordinary bus at Thampanoor Central Bus Station, Thiruvananthapuram, to mark the launch of the Priyadarshini scheme on 15 June 2026.
Women passengers travelled free on KSRTC ordinary buses at Thampanoor Central Bus Station, Thiruvananthapuram, during the inaugural run of the Priyadarshini scheme on 15 June 2026 — a welfare measure under Kerala's Indira Guarantee programme.
Kerala Chief Minister V.D. Satheesan, accompanied by Transport Minister C.P. John, flagged off the Priyadarshini scheme from Thampanoor Central Bus Station on 15 June 2026, extending free KSRTC ordinary bus travel to all women in the state.
The Priyadarshini scheme, part of Kerala's Indira Guarantee initiative, entitles women to free travel on all KSRTC ordinary bus routes across the state — a benefit inaugurated by Chief Minister V.D. Satheesan at Thampanoor Central Bus Station on 15 June 2026.
Kerala Chief Minister V.D. Satheesan personally rode a KSRTC ordinary bus at Thampanoor Central Bus Station, Thiruvananthapuram, on 15 June 2026 to symbolically inaugurate the Priyadarshini scheme, guaranteeing free bus travel for women statewide.