Overview
- The statewide school-vehicle crackdown, which began Wednesday, led to 13 seizures and 28 challans in Lucknow for expired fitness and permit papers.
- The UP Integrated School Vehicle Management Portal went live Wednesday, with schools required to upload complete vehicle and driver records by April 15.
- Transport teams are carrying out 100% inspections and will seize any vehicle found unfit or operating without required permits, fitness, insurance or pollution certificates.
- Standards now being enforced include a 15-year cap on vehicle age plus mandatory GPS trackers and CCTV in every school bus or van.
- The push follows recent accidents in Agra and Fatehpur linked to unregistered or unauthorized school vehicles.