Thiruvananthapuram (PTI): The Kerala government on Thursday announced a new scheme providing free travel for cancer patients on KSRTC buses for treatment-related travel to any hospital in the state.

State Transport Minister K B Ganesh Kumar made the announcement in the Assembly, saying the scheme covers all Kerala State Road Transport Corporation services from ordinary to superfast buses.

"This initiative improves upon the 2012 government order, which allowed a 50 per cent travel concession on KSRTC ordinary and city service buses in the state capital for cancer patients visiting the Regional Cancer Centre (RCC)," he said.

"Here we are providing free travel from anywhere in Kerala to any hospital in the state for cancer treatment on buses up to superfast service. The patient has to pro

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