School bus fare: According to the Maharashtra government, now the school will be run in two timings. At the same time, it has been decided to call children to school in 2 shifts instead of 1 shift.
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, changes should be made in the school timings of children studying in schools.
Change made in school timings
According to the Maharashtra government, now the school will be run in two timings. 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 attend school from 9 am. Whereas, secondary school children will attend school from 7 am. Let us tell you that in Mumbai, school bus is used the most for taking children to school, after this decision of the government, it will have a direct impact on the pockets of the parents.
School bus fares may increase by 30%
Anil Garg, President of School Bus Owners Association, says that school bus fares will be increased from the beginning of the new academic year. School bus fares will be increased by 30 percent. There are many things in the operational cost which include increase in bus fleet, hiring of attendants, increase in fuel consumption during traffic.
Bus fares increase every year by 10% to 12%
Apart from this, the association says that as the school shift has been talked about at 9 o’clock, at that time there is a long gathering of vehicles on the roads of Mumbai, 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 directly affect 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 if they themselves get stuck in traffic and sometimes there is not even an attendant in the bus. If anything 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 bring imbalance in their working life which will have a direct impact on their daily life.
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