Safety checks intensified ahead of school reopening
The State government is intensifying safety checks in schools and transport ahead of the new academic year. A coordinated inspection drive will ensure compliance with safety standards, with joint responsibilities assigned to various departments. This initiative follows a court directive aimed at improving student safety and streamlining the certification process.
- ▪The General Education department has issued orders for a coordinated inspection drive across departments.
- ▪Fitness certificates for schools will now require no-objection certificates from five different departments.
- ▪The MVD has introduced a new safety requirement for school buses, mandating blind spot mirrors.
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With the new academic year two weeks away, the State government has initiated a last-minute effort to tighten safety standards in schools and transport through a coordinated inspection drive across departments.The General Education department has issued fresh orders assigning joint responsibility to the Local Self-Governments department (LSGD) and the Motor Vehicles department (MVD) to ensure compliance in both school infrastructure and vehicle conditions. As per the order dated May 13, fitness certificates for schools will now be issued by the assistant engineer of the LSGD, but only after securing no-objection certificates from five departments , namely the Electrical Inspectorate, Fire and Rescue Services, Health department, Forest and Wildlife department and the MVD.The order also…
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