Pink tickets offer women free rides in over 4,000 state-run buses in the national capital. The Aam Aadmi Party had made travelling for women in DTC and cluster buses free in 2019, just ahead of the 2020 assembly elections, with an aim to make bus rides safer and more accessible to women. Recently, the Delhi government achieved a milestone of issuing 150 crore pink tickets.

Free bus rides for women, among other free services provided by the government, have often been touted by the Opposition as "poll gimmicks", but thousands of women who travel by bus daily, say free bus rides have made a huge difference to their lives.

But despite the government's best efforts, some challenges remain...