Haryana women give out tickets to ride, break barriers

Gurgaon | Sunday | 16th December, 2018

Summary:

41-year-old Bhateri Devi is a postgraduate and national eligibility test (NET) qualifier, and the mother of two is one of the eight woman conductors recruited by the state carrier Haryana Roadways recently. JIND: A trained teacher-turned-bus conductor is offering lessons in breaking notions in patriarchal Haryana. He added that they had a total of eight women conductors and planned to allot home district to unmarried girls and near station to married ones so that after the duty they could reach home on time. She said she was excited about the new experience and ready to face all the challenges. Bhateri has a 19-year-old daughter and 17-year-old son, while her husband has a furniture shop..