308 school buses challaned, 36 impounded in Ludhiana

LUDHIANA: In order to ensure the safety and security of schoolchildren, a large scale checking of 918 school buses was conducted in the district on Monday, out of which 308 buses were challaned, while 36 were impounded, officiating deputy commissioner - Ludhiana, Iqbal Singh Sandhu said . He said that the checking was carried out by all SDMs, regional transport authority and police.
He said that a total of 483 buses were checked by secretary, regional transport authority Ludhiana and all SDMs, out of which 138 were challaned and 22 were impounded. Similarly, 435 buses were checked by the commissioner of police, out of which 170 were challaned and 14 were impounded.
Sandhu said that the checking of school vehicles will be done daily as strict instructions have been issued to the officials for effective implementation of Safe School Vahan scheme. He said that departments have been asked to submit a daily report in this regard.
Sandhu said that the commissioner of police, Ludhiana, Ludhiana (Rural) and Khanna police, the secretary regional transport authority and all the SDMs have been told to ensure that all school buses/vehicles are checked. District education officers have been instructed to constitute a sufficient number of teams to check on the various schools to see if they are following the guidelines of the Safe School Vahan scheme.
Similarly, the district child protection officer has been assigned the duty to inspect the vehicles of different schools daily and send the report to the district administration for compliance with the said scheme.