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Action taken against 150 school buses in Mumbai for violating rules

Mumbai, June 17 ( UNI) The Regional Transport Offices (RTOs) has taken action against 150 school buses in the last five months for violating rules including the fitness certificates of the bus and collected a fine of Rs 3.71 lakh from them.
The RTO said that thousands of students travel by school buses in the city every day. However, it is necessary for schools and parents to check whether these buses are safe to transport students.
Many private schools in Mumbai have started from June 9. However, many school bus drivers have not yet renewed their fitness certificates, informed the RTO department.
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