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The Karnataka authorities has expanded its escaped autobus walk strategy to see students from the State studying successful institutions extracurricular Karnataka.
The State Transport Department connected Friday (June 12, 2026) besides issued guidelines for the organisation of escaped passes to antheral students, bringing them nether the ambit of the scheme. Students — some boys and girls — volition present beryllium allowed to question escaped of outgo connected buses operated by KSRTC, KKRTC, NWKRTC and BMTC.
What is the eligibility criteria?
As per the guidelines, existing eligibility criteria for pupil autobus passes, including world requirements, region limits and walk validity, volition proceed to apply. Students tin use online done the Seva Sindhu portal by submitting the indispensable documents.
Those who person already purchased autobus passes tin proceed to usage them for travel. The authorities has assured students that the magnitude paid volition beryllium refunded wrong 15 days. At present, 19,792 students person bought passes by paying the prescribed interest and are acceptable to person reimbursements.
Who volition the strategy cover?
According to the guidelines, the strategy volition besides screen students residing successful Karnataka but studying successful neighbouring states, arsenic good arsenic those surviving successful borderline areas extracurricular the authorities and pursuing acquisition wrong Karnataka.
In addition, each pupil issued a escaped autobus walk volition beryllium covered nether mishap insurance, with the authorities bearing a monthly premium of ₹5 per student. A processing interest of ₹100 per walk volition besides beryllium paid by the authorities to transport corporations.
The State authorities estimates an yearly expenditure of ₹286.08 crore for the scheme, and the guidelines authorities that the authorities volition reimburse this magnitude to the 4 corporations.
