KOHAR DIRECTS DRIVERS: Ensure boarding of students on buses

Chandigarh, November 25, 2012: Taking serious note of the attitude of the drivers towards stopping the buses for the school and college students, Ajit Singh Kohar, Transport Minister Punjab has directed the drivers to make sure that the students board the buses so that they could reach their institutions well at time.

In a statement issued here today, the Minister said that the government was not only committed to provide quality education to the students but at the same the government was committed to ensure timely and safe transportation of the students to their respective educational institutions.

Referring to the students adopting destructive approach on their way to their respective institutions, the Minister made a fervent appeal to them to adopt a peaceful and rational way of putting forward their demands rather destroying the public transport. The school and college students are expected to be in total discipline and follow the set of rules laid down by the government transport authorities. They should avoid forcibly stopping the long route buses as it often caused inconvenience to the passengers. He also asked the students to avail and not misuse the bus pass facility being extended by the government for them. They should only be traveling in the buses meant for students along with the valid bus passes.

On the other hand, the minister said that the drivers have already been directed to stop the long route buses for the students on the main stoppages only if there were seats available in the buses.