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New Delhi, June 2With Assembly polls due early next year in the city, the Aam Aadmi Party government is considering to make metro and bus travels free for women in Delhi “to encourage them to use public transport”. “The government is considering to waive fare for women in DTC buses and Delhi Metro to encourage them to use public transport in view of their safety. A Delhi government official said Transport Minister Kailash Gahlot has already taken meetings to discuss various aspects of fare-waiver to women in all public transport buses—run by DTC and DIMTS—and Delhi metro. The Delhi government and the Centre are 50:50 equity partners in the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation. The hike in fixed charges for other slabs were—for 2-5 KW, from Rs 35 to Rs 140; 5-15 KW, Rs 45 to Rs 175; 15-25 KW, from Rs 60 to Rs 200; and for more than 25 KW, from Rs 100 to Rs 250..