• CHIRANJEEVI V B
• Dr. Giridhar K V

Public transit is a crucial part of contemporary urban infrastructure that has a big influence on how people live their everyday lives. Offering fair and accessible travel alternatives has received more attention in recent years, particularly for disadvantaged and vulnerable groups like women commuters. The aim, of this research is to study the influence of demographic and women empowerment factors on satisfaction of women travelers with reference to Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation (KSRTC’S) Shakti scheme. The quantitative data were collected through a questionnaire among 308 women and girls, who were randomly selected from the passengers of the free public bus service from the main routes in the Shivamogga District of Karnataka. Regression and descriptive statistics and ANOVA was used for the data analysis. It is found that, The unique contribution for the variables such as save transportation cost, followed by female labor force participation, women’s economic independence, better economic opportunities, more control over their (women) lives, women can come out of poverty, encourage participation in self-help groups, enhanced women's autonomy and decision-making power, more employment opportunities, boost in religious tourism, in predicting satisfaction of women travelers with reference to KSRTC’S Shakti scheme. In the Demographic analysis, Purpose of Travel, Private Employee, education qualification of U.G Level, Unmarried category, Monthly Income of Less than Rs. 20,000, Work Experience of 5 Years to 10 Years and in the Religion based respondents who belong to the Hindu religion are highly satisfied with the Shakti Scheme by KSRTC.

KSRTC, Shakti Scheme, Women Empowerment, Demographic Profile, Karnataka

"ROLE OF KSRTC SHAKTHI SCHEME ON WOMEN EMPOWERMENT – A STUDY", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.12, Issue 6, page no.g676-g685, June-2025, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2506685.pdf

"ROLE OF KSRTC SHAKTHI SCHEME ON WOMEN EMPOWERMENT – A STUDY", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.12, Issue 6, page no. ppg676-g685, June-2025, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2506685.pdf