Sun Apr 13 15:09:04 UTC 2025: ## Tamil Nadu Launches New Bus Services in Kumbakonam

**THANJAVUR, April 13, 2025** – Twelve new bus routes were inaugurated today by Tamil Nadu Transport Minister S.S. Sivasankar in Kumbakonam. The launch includes five new buses under the state’s free bus travel scheme for women (“Vidiyal Payanam”), three non-stop services connecting Kumbakonam and Thanjavur, and four mofussil buses running between Kumbakonam and Chennai. Minister Sivasankar also presented work orders to 35 newly hired drivers and conductors appointed on compassionate grounds. The event was attended by Rajya Sabha members S. Kalyanasundaram and M. Shanmugam, MLA G. Anbalagan, and Mayor K. Saravanan.

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