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Detailed explanation-1: -The caption of the post read, “Proud to have from district Kathua, Jammu And Kashmir, the first women bus driver Pooja Devi.” With her endeavours for women’s empowerment, a former heavy vehicle driver became a role model in the Kathua district of Jammu and Kashmir.

Detailed explanation-2: -By India Today Web Desk: Priyanka Sharma has broken the glass ceiling to become the first female to drive a government bus in Uttar Pradesh.

Detailed explanation-3: -A Times of India report said that 41-year-old Laxmi Jadhav from Mulund is going to be the first woman to operate a BEST bus since the transport corporation was established in 1926. She was hired by lease operator Mateshwari Urban Transport Solutions Pvt Ltd., which runs 400 buses for the corporation.

Detailed explanation-4: -Priyanka Sharma became the first woman bus driver of Uttar Pradesh in September when she got her posting, creating history in the state with her out-of-box achievement.

Detailed explanation-5: -Indhu Priya, 34, who is a resident of Kodungaiyur. “I was the only woman in the group of 25 drivers who received training in the Institute of Road Transport, Gummidipoondi. I wanted to prove that women can master all the skills of a driver.