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Uttar Pradesh Inspects School Vehicles, Verifies 27,000 Drivers
Uttar Pradesh is checking vehicles that carry schoolchildren.
Officials want these vehicles to be safe and properly maintained.
The state has 82,259 school vehicles serving 19,680 schools.
Inspectors found 6,066 vehicles that were not fit for use.
They issued notices, fines, and seized some vehicles for rule violations.
Officials have also checked the backgrounds of 27,066 drivers.
Schools have been told to arrange police character checks and medical examinations for drivers.
These actions are part of campaigns including Mission Safe Future.
Uttar Pradesh has 82,259 school vehicles serving 19,680 schools.
Transport teams found 6,066 vehicles unfit during inspections.
Officials issued notices for unfit vehicles, challaned 1,072, and seized 356.
Character verification has been completed for 27,066 school vehicle drivers.
Schools must make police verification and medical examinations mandatory for drivers.
- Who
- The Uttar Pradesh Transport Department, under directions from Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, is conducting the campaign.
- What
- Officials are inspecting school vehicles and verifying the character and medical fitness of their drivers.
- Where
- Across Uttar Pradesh, including Lucknow and other parts of the state.
- When
- Data and verification figures were reported through August 13; the article does not specify the year.
- Why
- To improve the safety of schoolchildren and enforce rules for school transportation.
Key facts
- Schools in Uttar Pradesh
- 19,680
- Total school vehicles
- 82,259
- Vehicles found unfit
- 6,066
- Vehicles challaned
- 1,072
- Vehicles seized
- 356
- Drivers verified
- 27,066
- Campaign
- Mission Safe Future and other safety campaigns
Quotes
KD Singh Gaur
Additional Transport Commissioner (Enforcement) of Uttar Pradesh
“Under Mission Safe Future and other campaigns, the Transport Department is focusing on keeping school vehicles fit and ensuring verification of their drivers. The objective is to provide safe transportation facilities to schoolchildren and ensure action against vehicles and drivers found violating the rules.”
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