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School Bus Fare: In view of the scorching heat, the Maharashtra government has taken a big decision. Actually, this decision has been taken for the children studying in school. According to the Maharashtra government, the school timings of children studying in schools should be changed.
change in school timings
According to the Maharashtra government, now schools will be run in two periods. At the same time, it has been decided to call children to school in 2 shifts instead of 1 shift. Children from class pre-primary to class 4 will come to school from 9 am. At the same time, secondary school children will go to school from seven in the morning. Let us tell you that in Mumbai, school buses are used the most to take children to school, after this decision of the government, it will have a direct impact on the pockets of the parents.
School bus fare may increase by 30%
School Bus Owners Association President Anil Garg says that school bus fares will be increased from the beginning of the new academic year. School bus fare will be increased by 30 percent. There are many things in operating cost which include increase in bus fleet, recruitment of attendants, increase in fuel consumption during traffic.
Bus fare increases by 10% to 12% every year
Apart from this, the association says that as the school shift has been talked about at 9 o'clock, there is a long gathering of vehicles on the roads of Mumbai at that time, if the children are late in reaching school then the bus association will not take responsibility for it. , Parents of children say that after Covid, bus fares increase by 10% to 12% every year, hence the increase in bus fares will have a direct impact on the household budget.
Change in time table will cause problems
Some parents say that the schools which have their own buses do not give timely information when they get stuck in traffic jams and sometimes there is no attendant in the bus. If something happens to the children in the meantime, who will be responsible? , We continue to worry about the children until they reach home. Other schools say that all the arrangements are being made in consultation with the parents, some parents say that the change in time table will create imbalance in their work life which will have a direct impact on their daily life.