To address the growing concern raised by various parent associations and media coverage on how dangerous it is for kids to go to school, In 2014, CBSE(Central Board Of Secondary Education) made it mandatory for all school buses to install GPS systems to ensure safe IT-enabled school transportation of children to and from schools. However, with the ‘One Child, one seat’ policy and another set of guidelines of conducts to be followed by School Buses laid by The Honourable Supreme Court; many educational institutions have withdrawn Bus facilities. In addition, many Bus Operators who rented out their buses to these institutions started charging exorbitant fees or permanently withdrew their services for long routes. This forced parents to resort to using private modes of transportation, cabs, auto-rickshaws, etc.; which has added to the menace of existing traffic jams on roads and increase in pollution emissions resulting from vehicle exhausts.
However, the actual need of the hour is to provide the school administration with an easy-to-use IT-enabled School Transportation Management System to ensure the safety of children, which ensures parents and school authorities have constant updates on children’s whereabouts while traveling to and from school.
Also Read –Need of safety and security features in School Bus
Here IT companies come in to play a major role to design a robust automated end-to-end School Transport Management Solution that will not only enhance the safety of students traveling to school and back but also help parents and school authorities by giving clear visibility of the movement of vehicles and students. Using the latest Telematics and IOT Solutions comprising Real-Time GPS Tracking, RFID smart-cards, On-board Cameras, speed governors, and panic buttons; can provide a safe and secure way of transportation services. In addition, Web/ Mobile-based Applications for Transport Coordinator, Parents, and Driver will provide better planning, safety, and management of daily operations and make it truly an IT-enabled school transportation.
Such IT-enabled School Transportation Management Solution must facilitate:
- Real-time Vehicle Tracking Solution
- Automatic Vehicle Dispatch System
- Bus Staff Allocation System
- Intelligent Analytical Reports
- Attendance Management System
- Automated Fare Management
- Parent App to track their wards, and monitor delayed pick-ups and drop-offs.
- Bus Attendant App to track duties, route allocation, attendance management, etc.
- School Admin./ Supervisor Dashboard to manage the entire Fleet Management most efficiently and securely.
Must Read – How Can You Ensure Your Child’s Safety on School Bus?
Author- Pratibha Singh
Heya, I’m for the first time here. I came across this board and I find It really useful & it helped me out a lot. I hope to provide one thing again and help others such as you helped me.
Great content! Super high-quality! Keep it up! 🙂