{"id":49150,"date":"2019-07-10T15:31:36","date_gmt":"2019-07-10T10:01:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogadmin.forumias.com\/?p=49150"},"modified":"2019-07-10T15:31:36","modified_gmt":"2019-07-10T10:01:36","slug":"answereddelhi-government-recently-flouted-a-gender-based-public-transport-fare-subsidy-programme-critically-analyse-the-subsidy-program-and-its-issues","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/answereddelhi-government-recently-flouted-a-gender-based-public-transport-fare-subsidy-programme-critically-analyse-the-subsidy-program-and-its-issues\/","title":{"rendered":"[Answered]Delhi government recently flouted a gender based public transport fare subsidy programme. Critically analyse the subsidy program and its issues."},"content":{"rendered":"\n<table class=\"wp-block-table\"><tbody><tr><td><strong>Demand of the question<\/strong> <br><strong>Introduction. <\/strong>Write a brief about scheme. <br><strong>Body. <\/strong>Analyse the positive and negatives of the scheme. <br><strong>Conclusion.\u00a0 <\/strong>Way forward and measures. <\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table>\n\n\n\n<p>Women in India travel far less than men. About 60% of women workers in India choose to work from home or at a place which is less than a km from home, according to the 2011 Census. A World Bank study in Mumbai report finds that the bus pass are expensive and pointed out that cheap bus travel would enable them to better access. Free rides to women will encourage them to travel through public transport and will empower women truly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Benefits-<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>Increase usage of public transport- <\/strong>Free rides will, undoubtedly, increase the use of public transport by women as metro rides have become rather expensive. It will encourage them to take metro route. <\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>Economic empowerment of women-<\/strong> This will benefit women who\nmight consider taking up jobs for which they are better suited but are further\naway from home. &nbsp;Besides further\nenhancing safety, this directly impacts the economic empowerment of women by\nsignificantly improving access to education and job opportunities. Women can\nengage in a range of activities that promote their well being. <\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>Increase participation at\nworkplace-<\/strong><strong> <\/strong>It\nwill <strong>decrease gender gap<\/strong> at workplace. In Delhi, women account for only\n11 per cent of the workforce \u2014 perhaps the least among Indian cities. India\ncannot aspire to be global superpower by ignoring the constraints faced by 50\nper cent of its population.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>Enhanced safety of women at public places-<\/strong> Experts\nacross the globe vouch that public transport is the safest mode of transport \u2014\nthere\u2019s safety in numbers. In Delhi, a large fraction of women from poor and\nlower middle classes, are constrained to walk long distances or use unsafe\nmodes of transport than buying a bus ticket. The metro is not even an option\nfor most of them. This scheme will enable them a safe and free transport\nmedium.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>Women rights-<\/strong> <strong>Article 13 in the United\nNations\u2019 Universal Declaration<\/strong> of Human Rights recognises freedom of movement as a basic\nhuman right. India ranks a lowly <strong>95 out of 129 <\/strong>countries in the recently\nreleased SDG Gender Index. A survey by <em>Thomson Reuters Foundation<\/em> ranked\n<strong>Delhi as the most unsafe <\/strong>megacity in the world for women. Many factors\ncontribute to this- like ineffective policing, poor conviction rates, dark\nspots, unsafe modes of transport, social norms towards women, among others. By\nproviding unrestricted access to public transport, the government\u2019s decision\nalso provides women an opportunity to reclaim public spaces. <\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>Environment friendly-<\/strong> Better public transport\nservice is key to getting people out of cars, <strong>reducing air pollution,<\/strong>\nand making cities more liveable. &nbsp;Increased\nusage of public transport would reduce stress on environment and will help\nhighly to reduce air pollution in the capital. It will encourage greener\ntransport and will help in cleaning up the air.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Challenges and issues- <\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>Complete Safety- <\/strong>Public transport system may get choked or that last-mile connectivity and pedestrian safety also matter. Merely providing free rides would not ensure complete safety. Focus should also be on increasing women reserved coaches and seats.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>Funding and financial\nviability-<\/strong> Subsidies put stress on public resources. It will require a lot of funds\nand may put metro in financial stress. Also to mobilise resources, government\nneed to tax others, this will increase fare of metro and can discourage people\nto travel through metro. This will put stress on metro earnings.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>Crowding-<\/strong> Additional and free riders, who would\nalso spend much more time on stations, would be tremendous stress on the\ninfrastructure of the metro. Crowding at some metro stations, stress on\nfacilities ranging from air conditioning to security and to general wear and\ntear will increase. Free rides would put maximum pressure in the peak time\nzones &#8211; a time at which the system is least capable to endure additional load.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>Demands from others-<\/strong> Other section of society, differently abled, senior citizens may also\ndemand free rides that can put further stress on metro authorities and\ngovernment officials. <\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Wage discrimination, gender segregation in employment, and household labour divisions contribute to gender inequality in transportation. <strong>Compromises<\/strong> on education and jobs for travel purposes is one of the reasons for women earning less than men, leaving the workforce, and consequently being more cash-poor than men. A subsidy like this is most likely to benefit women who might consider taking up jobs for which they are better suited but are further away from home. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Demand of the question Introduction. Write a brief about scheme. Body. Analyse the positive and negatives of the scheme. Conclusion.\u00a0 Way forward and measures. Women in India travel far less than men. About 60% of women workers in India choose to work from home or at a place which is less than a km from&hellip; <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/answereddelhi-government-recently-flouted-a-gender-based-public-transport-fare-subsidy-programme-critically-analyse-the-subsidy-program-and-its-issues\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">[Answered]Delhi government recently flouted a gender based public transport fare subsidy programme. 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