Jammu and Kashmir has got its first woman hailing from Kathua District as bus driver who drives passenger bus on the Jammu-Kathua road, inspiring many women into the profession.
Pooja Devi, basically a driving trainer, adopted this profession because of her passion to become a professional driver.
The said lady driver is receiving an overwhelming response from the people on every stop enroute Kathua or back to Jammu.
Pooja Devi said that she decided to pursue her dream of becoming a driver professionally despite all opposition from the family members and relatives.
While driving the passenger bus on the Jammu-Kathua route, she is accompanied by her younger son.
She said that I was really amazed when my request was accepted by president Jammu-Kathua Road Bus Union, yesterday. He gave me a bus and encouraged me in the profession but I do not know how my family might be thinking now. Perhaps they might have realised that my choice of becoming a professional driver was not wrong. It was not only about fulfilling my desire, but also to help the family financially.