Free Prasarana Train Bus Rides For Pwds From Feb 1 Minister

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All Persons With Disabilities (PWD) cardholders will enjoy free public transportation under Prasarana Malaysia from Feb 1 next year, said Transport Minister Anthony Loke.
He said the initiative involves all mass rapid transit (MRT), light rail transit (LRT), monorail, and Prasarana bus services in the Klang Valley.
He said Prasarana was given one month to prepare and coordinate the ticketing system, including giving special concession cards to PWD users.
“PWD users only need to show their card issued by JKM (Social Welfare Department) and apply for the (special concession) card.
“Prasarana agreed to provide free rides for PWDs, although it has a financial impact on Prasarana, this is part of their CSR (corporate social responsibility) initiative,” he told a press conference at the Stadium Kajang MRT station in Selangor today.
Currently, OKU cardholders only enjoy a 50 percent discount for public transport.
Women’s Coach project
Earlier, Loke launched the Women’s Coach pilot project for the MRT Kajang Line at Bandar Tun Hussien Onn MRT Station in Cheras.
He said the pilot project was aimed at improving comfort and ensuring the safety of female passengers as well as preventing them from becoming victims of sexual harassment.
Since the MRT Women's Coach for the Kajang line was launched in September, he said complaints regarding the issue of sexual harassment showed a downward trend from eight cases in the first quarter of this year to only three cases in the fourth quarter (as of last month), even though the number of passengers increased.
Accordingly, he said the pilot project would be expanded to the Putrajaya line.
- Bernama

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