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Pune Regional Transport Officer Archana Gaikwad said that, according to rules it is mandatory to found a schoolhouse transport committee (STC) successful schools. (File Photo)
Following the alleged intersexual maltreatment of 2 insignificant girls, some astir six years old, by a schoolhouse van operator connected September 30, the Pune Regional Transport Office (RTO) has urged schools to enlistee pistillate unit for schoolhouse vehicles and launched a web portal wherever schoolhouse transport committees tin taxable reports.
Pune Regional Transport Officer Archana Gaikwad said that, according to rules it is mandatory to found a schoolhouse transport committee (STC) successful schools. “This committee consists of police, RTO officials, and genitor representatives. A website, (https://schoolbussafetypune.org), has been created to show however good schools are complying with the schoolhouse autobus information rules,” she said.
Gaikwad added that to heighten the information of children travelling by schoolhouse vans and buses, the schoolhouse authorities person been directed to name pistillate unit members successful vehicles to supervise the information of students.
Sub-Regional Transport Officer Swapnil Bhosale said the RTO has begun inspecting schoolhouse buses and vans to instrumentality enactment against vehicles violating rules. “Ten teams, including 20 officers and different employees, person been assigned for this purpose. These teams are checking whether transporters are adhering to the schoolhouse pupil transport tules,” helium said.
Additionally, RTO officials are reviewing the pupil transport systems successful schools aft gathering with principals. Bhosale said that instructions are being fixed repeatedly to guarantee compliance. “It is mandatory for schools to taxable each details regarding students’ transport connected the web portal, and we volition reappraisal the reports regularly. The acquisition section volition beryllium advised to instrumentality enactment against schools recovered successful violation,” Gaikwad added.
Officials noted that parents tin besides cheque the reports submitted by schools connected the portal and record complaints with the RTO if schoolhouse vehicles neglect to travel the guidelines.
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