Yongin City, free ride on village bus for people of national merit starting next year

(Yongin = Yonhap News) Reporter Gwang-ho Kim = Yongin City, Gyeonggi Province, announced on the 13th that it will provide free rides on village buses to people of national merit within its jurisdiction starting from January next year.

The partial revision of the 'Yongin City route bus transportation business support ordinance' containing these contents passed the plenary session of the city council on this day.

The target of support is 1,675 people of national merit in the region, including disabled soldiers and police officers, those injured in the May 18 Democratization Movement, and those injured in the April 19 Revolution.

In the meantime, they were able to use city buses for free through support from the Ministry of Patriots and Veterans Affairs, but village buses were excluded.

Accordingly, the city has been promoting the benefit of free rides on village buses to improve the convenience of transportation and strengthen the courtesy of those who have served the country.

Mayor Lee Sang-il said, "We pushed for the revision of this ordinance to prepare a veterans policy that will provide practical help to those who have dedicated themselves to the country," and added, "We will continue to reward the noble dedication of those who have served the country and expand the inclusive transportation welfare policy so that all citizens can conveniently use public transportation."