School Bus Safety Rules of Punjab and Haryana
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School Bus should be written on the back and front of every bus transporting school
children - If it is a leased bus, “ON SCHOOL DUTY” should be made visible on the school bus
- No school bus should carry children exceeding its permitted seating capacity
- A first-aid-box and a fire extinguisher should be there inside every school bus
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Every school bus windows should have horizontal grills and doors should be fitted with
reliable lock - School bus should have its name and telephone number
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School bus drivers must possess a minimum experience of five years in driving heavy
vehicles -
Apart from drivers, there must be another relevant authority in every school bus as per the
Rule 17 of Motor Vehicle Rules - There should be space provided under the seats for keeping school bags safely
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A teacher or any school authority should accompany from the school in the bus to ensure
safety norms -
Vehicle such as bus, van, or any other transport should be allowed to carry school children
if there is a proper permit -
All the school buses shall be road worthy, carry annual fitness certificate and insurance
certificate -
All school bus conductors and drivers shall wear proper uniform and name; and have
license number of the said driver and conductor -
The bus driver shall have a proper and valid license at the time of
employment/engagement - Every school buses should possess a valid pollution under control certificate
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The school buses are not allowed to exceed the speed of maximum 50 KMPH anywhere in
the city -
Every school buses shall carry a board displaying the name of the school, route and
timings on the front of the bus -
There should be proper control for managing the traffic in and around the school in every
educational institutions -
There must be a record showing name, home address along with telephone number of
school bus driver - School bus should be regularly inspected by school authority
- Every school bus drivers should have at least 5 years of driving experience.
- The bus driver should not have been charged for more than three times in traffic violations
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All School buses should have a conductor or an attendant. And the attendant should
receive proper training to handle the young children - All schools should have proper parking area
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The conductors and drivers of the school buses shall attend a refresher course at least
once in two years which is arranged by the Transport Department - School bus drivers should be subjected to fitness tests
Source
State
- Andaman and Nicobar Islands
- Andhra Pradesh
- Arunachal Pradesh
- Assam
- Bihar
- Chandigarh
- Chhattisgarh
- Dadra and Nagar Haveli
- Daman & Diu
- Delhi
- Goa
- Gujarat
- Himachal Pradesh
- Jammu and Kashmir
- Jharkhand
- Karnataka
- Kerala
- Lakshadweep
- Madhya Pradesh
- Maharashtra
- Manipur
- Meghalaya
- Mizoram
- Nagaland
- Odisha
- Puducherry
- Punjab & Haryana
- Rajasthan
- Sikkim
- Tamil Nadu
- Telangana
- Tripura
- Uttar Pradesh
- Uttarakhand
- West Bengal