Chitrakoot School Vehicle Fitness Rule Change Sparks Outcry, Schools Demand Local Inspection

• New government rules mandate school vehicles in Chitrakoot, UP, undergo fitness inspection in Fatehpur district, not locally.
• Private school managements and the Bundelkhand Unaided School Association object, citing practical difficulties and increased financial burden.
• Association founder Swapnil Agarwal highlights that sending vehicles out for days will disrupt student transportation and safety.
• Previously, fitness inspections were conducted at the district level, a process schools found convenient and efficient.
• District Magistrate Pulkit Garg assured school managements that he would escalate their concerns to the state level for a practical solution.

Why It Matters: New vehicle fitness rules for Chitrakoot schools cause distress, prompting calls for local inspection to avoid disruption.