As government officials work on the finer details to ensure that the historic decision made by the Prime Minister to have the No Bus Fare program for students travelling in school buses from next Wednesday, Commodore Voreqe Bainimarama said the decision had to be made to ensure that every child is educated in the country.
The decision made means that any student travelling in the school buses from next Wednesday will not pay bus fares while students travelling in normal buses in uniform other than the school buses will pay half of the normal fare.
The half fare will only apply in the areas where no school buses are running.
Commodore Bainimarama said based on the hardship faced by the parents and students, and the government fiscal surplus of $30 million, it has been decided that part of the money will be used to pay the bus fares of all the students travelling in school buses until the end of the current school year.
He said the payment to bus operators during the No School Bus Fare Program will be worked out by the government officials.
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Decision to ensure all children are educated
