THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: 'Vidya Vahan' app will be made mandatory for parents to monitor school vehicles on mobile phones. It has been suggested to install this app developed by the Department of Motor Vehicles while bringing the vehicles for fitness tests.

MVD has started sending messages to the school authorities to register the mobile number of the parents in the Vidya Vahan app and inform the parents about it. This directive was issued last year but most of the schools did not follow it. This also applies to contract vehicles. 'Vidya vahan' is a system that can monitor where the vehicle has reached with the help of GPS.

Visible to MVD, school authorities and parents

• Vidya Vahan app has been introduced to remove the worry of parents after sending their children to school till they reach back.
• Download and install the app from play store.
• Once you enter the app, you will see the list of vehicles registered with the parent's mobile number.
• You can track the vehicle on the map by pressing the button on the vehicle to be located.
• Vehicle movement, location and time of arrival are visible to MVD, school authorities and parents.
• Parents can register mobile number with multiple vehicles.

School buses in the state: 27,400

Toll-free number for Vidyavahan information: 1800 599 7099