The government, under the Prime Minister Strategic Reform Initiatives for Women’s Mobility-Women on Wheels, will deliver a total of 22,000 bikes to women all over the country.

According to the Economic Survey launched on Tuesday, the objective of the project costing Rs 4,476.17 million, is to increase accessibility and mobility of women by providing motorcycles/ scooties at subsidized prices in Islamabad, Punjab, Sindh, Balochistan, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Gilgit-Baltistan.

According to a report, women including businesswomen, students, teachers, health workers, and women working in government or semi-government institutions will benefit from this plan.

The report adds that only permanent women employees will receive these bikes. Female employees would receive bikes this year on a monthly payment of Rs. 2,500 to Rs. 3,000, depending on employment status. The scooters will be distributed between August and November.