PRAYAGRAJ, March 19 -- After two recent tragedies in Aligarh and Agra, where schoolgirls died after falling through broken floors of old, poorly maintained buses, the Uttar Pradesh government has tightened checks on school transport across the state. Acting on these instructions, the regional transport office (RTO) in Prayagraj is all set to inspect all schools to assess the existence and smooth functioning of the mandatory School Transport Safety Committee (STSC) between April 1 and 15, 2026.

According to Rajeev Chaturvedi, additional regional transport officer (administration), the government has made it clear that student safety cannot be compromised. He stated that every school must form a STSC as per the Uttar Pradesh Motor Vehicles...