Ranchi: A special investigation campaign was conducted in Jharkhand’s capital Ranchi on Friday. Under this, the safety standards in private school buses were checked. A special investigation campaign was launched against school buses by District Transport Officer Praveen Kumar Prakash. A total of 79 buses were checked in the investigation campaign conducted in Sahajanand Chowk and Harmu area. In this, the documents of many vehicles were not updated. Owners of private buses have been instructed to keep vehicle documents updated. The DTO has requested the parents not to allow minor children to drive two wheelers. The school management has also been urged not to allow minor children to come to school by vehicle. Let us tell you that if minors are found driving vehicles, there is a provision of punishment and fine against the parents.
79 school buses were investigated
A special investigation campaign was launched against school buses in Ranchi. An investigation campaign was conducted under the leadership of District Transport Officer Praveen Kumar Prakash. 79 buses were checked in Sahajanand Chowk and Harmu area. In this, the papers of many school vehicles were not updated. Vehicles flouting safety standards will be confiscated. School management and owners of private buses operated under the school have been instructed to keep vehicle related documents updated. Along with this, it has been said that parents and school management should not allow minor children to drive vehicles.
Papers of many school vehicles were not updated
During the checking of school buses, the tax, fitness, insurance and pollution certificates of some school vehicles were not found updated. Also, some drivers did not have license and driver/co-driver were not in uniform.
Vehicles flouting safety standards will be confiscated
Due to the presence of children in school buses during the investigation campaign, strict instructions were given to the vehicle owners and the school management by the District Transport Officer to keep all the documents related to the vehicles updated, otherwise the vehicles flouting the safety standards will be confiscated at any time. .
Strict action will be taken for negligence
Let us tell you that earlier the tax of buses was waived by the government in Kovid-19. In this, many vehicle owners also took advantage of this and now the vehicle tax is not being deposited by them at present. All such vehicle owners and school management have been instructed by the District Transport Officer to keep the tax and documents of school buses updated. The District Transport Officer said that strict action will be taken against the school management if the taxes and documents of the school vehicles are not updated.
Notice to school management and vehicle owners
District Transport Officer had also checked in the past and instructed all the school management and the owners of private buses operated under the school to keep all vehicle related documents updated, but it is not being followed. Notice is being issued to the school management and vehicle owner of the school buses whose documents were not found updated.
District Transport Officer’s appeal to parents and school management
It is often seen that two wheelers are used by minor children for commuting to and from school. However, the District Transport Officer has requested the parents of the children not to allow minor children to drive two wheelers without a driver’s license. Along with this, he has requested the school management not to allow minor children to come to school on two wheelers. Let us tell you that if minor children are found driving a vehicle, there is a provision of punishment and fine against the guardian.