As many as 521 schools buses operating in the State have been penalised by Transport Department in connection with the non-compliance of directives issued by the Supreme Court regarding operation of school buses and safety of children, informed School Education Minister Kedar Kashyap in the Chhattisgarh Assembly on Tuesday.
In a written reply to House member Amit Jogi, Kashyap informed that fine to the tune of over `5.59 lakh was recovered by penalising 521 school buses in the State between 2014-15 and 2015-16 for not following the instructions of the apex court regarding operation and safety of children in buses.
Moreover, registration of five vehicles were suspended, registration of two vehicles cancelled, fitness of around 80 vehicles cancelled and two vehicles were seized in aforementioned period.