Delhi CM Rekha Gupta promises concessional metro passes; Check details

Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta on Monday announced that her government will soon meet the long-pending demand for concessional metro passes for students. Speaking at ABVP’s annual programme “Swayamsiddha 2025” at Delhi University’s Sports Complex, she urged youngsters to make their college life “more memorable by joining a cause,” while also reflecting on her journey from student activism to becoming chief minister.

"I never dreamt of becoming anything big like a doctor or an engineer. In my family, it was not even an option for a girl to take up a job. But when I joined the ABVP as a student of Daulat Ram College, I got involved in a strike that lasted for months. That was when I learnt about the DUSU and realised how activism can solve problems," she said.

Gupta said her student politics days shaped her career.


"From listening to my college students to representing students across the university through the DUSU, my journey began there and has brought me here as the chief minister. You too can make your college life more memorable by joining a cause and joining a cause means joining the ABVP," she added.

On the demand for concessional metro passes, Gupta assured students, saying, "The promise that has not been fulfilled till now, have faith, your elder sister will do it for you. The Delhi government will ensure concessional metro passes."

Outgoing Delhi University Students' Union (DUSU) secretary and ABVP leader Mirtavinda Karanwal said the student body has been demanding metro passes for the last 10 years.

"The previous (AAP) government (in Delhi) never listened to our demand, but our alumnus and current Chief Minister Rekha Gupta has finally given us hope," she said.

"Swayamsiddha" is an annual event organised by the Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP), the students' wing of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS), to honour female students for their achievements in various fields.