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Indian Express
23-07-2025
- Indian Express
4,089 school vehicles found flouting safety norms: Govt
The state government, which conducted a statewide crackdown on unsafe school vehicles and inspected 46,748 of 67,613 registered school buses and vans (69 per cent of the fleet) starting July 1, has found 4,089 vehicles (over 8.7%) violating safety norms. The authorities issued 4,438 challans, seized 913 vehicles, and collected penalties of Rs 88.52 lakh. A total of 1,768 vehicles were found to be operating despite expired fitness certificates, a statement issued on Wednesday said. School principals and managers have been told that they are fully responsible for every vehicle (bus, van, or auto) operated by their school. Every school must on priority set up a School Transport Safety Committee and ensure that all vehicles have valid documents, driver verification, and proper safety equipment. Following the campaign, the Transport Commissioner directed all RTOs and ARTOs to conduct monthly reviews of school vehicle operations. District-level reviews showed strict enforcement in regions such as Prayagraj, Farrukhabad, Lucknow and Kanpur Nagar, while Mau, Maharajganj, Deoria, Hapur and Siddharthnagar lagged in inspections and enforcement efforts. Transport Commissioner Brajesh Narayan Singh has issued letters to all District Magistrates, Divisional Commissioners (as Chairpersons of Regional Transport Authorities), RTOs/ARTOs, and school principals regarding the safe operation of school vehicles. The Commissioner has directed that private vehicles operating without permits be seized immediately, and vehicles with expired fitness certificates must not be allowed to run. If any school is found violating rules, strict action should be taken in coordination with the District Education Department and the District Magistrate's office. All District Magistrates have been asked to activate the District School Vehicle Safety Committees, hold regular meetings, and closely monitor school transport safety. They must also ensure that private vehicles used for school transport are formally affiliated and authorized without delay, the statement said. All RTOs and ARTOs have been instructed to conduct monthly reviews of the documents of school vehicles, check for proper safety equipment, and verify the police clearance and regular health checkups of drivers and attendants. According to the fresh instructions, no vehicle without proper approval or permit should be allowed to operate from school premises. If any accident or crime happens involving such vehicles, the school management will be held accountable. The Transport Commissioner has emphasised that the operation of school vehicles must strictly follow the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988, the Central Motor Vehicles Rules (CMVR), 1989, AIS-063, AIS-125, and especially the Uttar Pradesh Motor Vehicles Rules (26th Amendment), 2019, said the statement.
India Today
02-05-2025
- Business
- India Today
Get paid when your ride cancels, Maharashtra's new cab rule is a win. Key details
The Maharashtra cabinet has given the green light to the Aggregator Cabs Policy 2025 in a bid to control app-based taxi services in the state. Exorbitant surge pricing during peak hours has also been capped to one and a half times the base discounts of up to 25% can be slashed during off-peak periods while allowing fare predictability at the same Regional Transport Authorities will manage and ensure compliance with these fare structures. The new policy marks yet another step towards a controlled environment and a ride-hailing market balance in the state. As with any policy, there are set fare cancellations, safety protocols, driver welfare, and strict policies in place which the policy seeks to level out for the riders, drivers, and the IN TERMS OF REDEFINING CANCELLATION PUNISHMENTIn terms of balanced policies regarding cancellations, in the event that a driver cancels a ride, the passenger shall be compensated a sum of one hundred rupees or ten percent of the fare, whichever value is the same regard, if a passenger cancels a ride, they should forfeit a sum of fifty rupees or half the fare to the driver's account, whichever value is policy seeks to prohibit arbitrary cancellations from both ends of the spectrum and encourages responsibility from both drivers and TERMS OF SAFETY AND DRIVER LOAD MITIGATIONTo improve passenger security, the policy requires that GPS trackers are placed in all cabs and that drivers must undergo a police background strengthen the appeal of women passengers, the policy acknowledges diversity by permitting women only to carpool as well as drivers.A driver's point of view is that they get to keep eighty percent of the fare while the aggregators get twenty percent of policy also states that the aggregators must conduct training sessions for chronically low-rated drivers that are perceived to be overperforming in an attempt to enhance the standard of drivers is a financial burden on the policy, so it provides through its medical insurance, welfare for drivers and other guaranteed support, enabling a safer working OPERATIONAL DIRECTIVESThe policy improves accountability by requiring aggregators to set up a physical office within Maharashtra. This is likely to enhance the working relations of the aggregators with the drivers and the regulatory bodies concerning their smooth functioning and prompt attendance to their concerns.
