KDMT has launched a free bus service for students of Shankarrao Jhunjarrao Primary School and Aruna Asaf Ali Urdu School in Kalyan, benefiting hundreds of children from economically weaker families in Kon Gaon. The initiative aims to reduce travel expenses, ease daily commuting and ensure transportation issues do not hinder students’ education.
Kalyan: The Kalyan-Dombivli Municipal Transport (KDMT) on Saturday launched a free bus service for students of Shankarrao Jhunjarrao Primary School and Aruna Asaf Ali Urdu School, providing relief to economically weaker families from Kon Gaon.
Hundreds of students from the adjoining area travel daily to the two municipal schools and had been spending a substantial part of their family income on bus and autorickshaw fares.
According to the school administration, the facility was introduced following efforts by Nationalist Congress Party (Sharadchandra Pawar) corporator Rameez Maniyar, who had repeatedly raised the transportation difficulties faced by students from financially disadvantaged families with KDMT authorities.
“The objective was to ensure that no child is deprived of education because of transportation difficulties. This service will provide much-needed support to students and their families,” he said.
