Karnataka rolls out free bus service for LKG to PUC students
Vaishnavi Shukla | July 11, 2025 | 01:18 PM IST | 1 min read
Karnataka: The new initiative will benefit students from economically backward backgrounds and also improve attendance in government schools.
Karnataka has decided to offer free transportation services for children studying in KPS schools. Students studying in government schools from LKG to PUC will benefit from this initiative.
The step is taken by the state government to increase the attendance and quality of children studying in government schools. The initiative at large will benefit children from economically weaker sections, offering them economic strength.
The deputy chief minister of Karnataka DK Shivkumar posted on his official X account: “To strengthen government schools, the state government has decided to start a free bus service for students studying from LKG to
PUC in Karnataka
Public Schools across the state.”
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The free bus service for all KPS school students will also empower government schools in the state. The new Karnataka initiative will benefit students by:
- Fulfilling attendance criteria to improve education quality
- For children in KPS schools
- All students from LKG to PUC
- Financial assistance to economically weaker students
- Empowerment of government schools
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