Hunan: Ensure the implementation of the "Free Subway and Public Transportation for Children Under 14" policy by the end of September in Hunan Province | Portal Website | Subway
According to the news released on the evening of September 14th on the portal website of the People's Government of Hunan Province, recently, six departments including the Hunan Provincial Department of Transportation issued a notice on the implementation of free public transportation and subway for children under the age of 14 with valid documents.
The notice requires that all regions should adapt to local conditions, scientifically and reasonably accelerate the development of implementation plans for free public transportation and subway for children under the age of 14 with valid documents, unwaveringly implement the spirit of the provincial party committee and government documents, and strive to implement free public transportation and subway for children under the age of 14 with valid documents before the start of school in September, ensuring that the policy is implemented in place by the end of September.
Regular urban buses and subways are subject to the policy of allowing children under the age of 14 to take buses and subways for free with valid documents. At the same time, it is also necessary to ensure that preferential groups such as the elderly and retired soldiers can take public transportation and subway for free.
The signing units of this notice are six departments: Hunan Provincial Department of Transportation, Hunan Provincial Development and Reform Commission, Hunan Provincial Department of Finance, Hunan Provincial Department of Education, Hunan Provincial Health Commission, and Hunan Provincial State owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission. The document is dated August 23, 2023.
According to previous media reports, on July 14th this year, Changsha officially announced a new policy that "children under the age of 14 can take the subway and bus for free from now on.". In addition, starting from September 30th, Hengyang and Yiyang will also fully implement the policy of free public transportation for children under the age of 14 with valid documents.