School bus owners in Mumbai threaten indefinite stir

Updated on: Tuesday, January 31, 2012

School bus owners have once again threatened to go on an indefinite strike, claiming that this time, they will stick to their plan.

The School Bus Owners’ Association (SBOA) in Mumbai called for a state-wide indefinite strike, starting from February 6, until the state government acknowledges their problems and the changes that they had asked for in the School Bus Safety Policy.

“We have been meeting officials from the education and transport departments repeatedly but to no avail. Our problems have still not been looked into and to make things worse, we are still being harassed by traffic and RTO officials,” said Anil Garg, president, SBOA.

In the first week of January, members of the association had met the principal secretary (transport) to discuss their problems and opinions on the safety policy and were assured action within two weeks. “Almost an entire month has passed since the meeting, and we still haven’t received any reply from the transport department,” said Garg.

The SBOA has asked for certain changes in the school bus policy, including the rule regarding the compulsory inclusion of two fire extinguishers inside every bus (they demand this be changed to one), and rules pertaining to the age of buses being used, etc.

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