The APSRTC zonal chairman Pula Nagaraju on Tuesday (September 16, 2025) claimed that nearly 40,000 women were benefitting from the “Stree Shakti scheme” in Kurnool district and the government was bearing ₹17 lakh dues daily.Mr. Nagaraju along with Kurnool MP Bastipati Nagaraju and other officials inspected the Kurnool bus stand and reviewed the implementation of the scheme.Later, speaking to the media, he said that women are happy with the implementation of the scheme and are thanking Chief Minister Nara Chandrababu Naidu for introducing it in the State.The Kurnool MP said that mineral water plants will be set up at five bus stands in the district.Published - September 16, 2025 06:28 pm IST