Pirna’s Shantadurga Vidyalaya Gets MPLAD School Bus to Cut Dropouts
Pirna: Union Minister of State for Power and New & Renewable Energy, Govt. of India Shripad Naik handed over a school bus to Shree Shantadurga Vidyalaya, Pirna under the MPLAD scheme, besides Union minister also present were Member of Parliament (Rajya Sabha), Sadanand Shet Tanavade, Collector, North Goa Shri. Ankit Yadav, IAS, along with staff and students
Shantadurga Vidyalaya serves Dhatwada, Haturli, Surla — villages with no regular buses. Kids walk 3–5 km daily. Headmistress says girls often quit after Class 8 because of monsoon safety concerns. The 32-seater bus covers a 15-km radius for 90+ students.Why
RTE ends at Class 8.
Class 9–10 enrolment drops in Goa’s hinterland due to transport. Naik said his office prioritised “last-mile gaps” in rural schools while clearing MPLAD funds. This is the 4th such bus in Bardez-Bicholim belt in 2 years. Collector Ankit Yadav said the district will track attendance impact. A parent committee will manage routes and upkeep. RS MP Sadanand Tanavade said MPLAD + DMF funds will be converged for more school infra. The bus will double for field trips, science fairs, sports events — activities Pirna students missed earlier due to cost. Handover was followed by a tree plantation and Naik’s talk on renewable energy careers for Class 10.
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