For first time in 75 years, women drivers take charge of MSRTC buses

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Jun 08, 2023 19:31
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For first time in 75 years, women drivers take charge of MSRTC buses

Mumbai, Jun 8 (PTI) Breaking male hegemony, a few women on Thursday drove buses of the Maharashtra State Road Transport Corporation (MSRTC) for the first time in its 75-year history.

The state-owned public transport body has recruited 28 women drivers and a few of them started driving passenger buses from Thursday, said its spokesperson Abhijit Bhosale.

It was the start of "a new era," he said.