New Delhi: Taking a cue from the US, China, and Singapore, India plans to develop a radio-frequency identification or RFID-based tracking and monitoring system for school buses to ensure child safety, said two people directly involved in the process.

To let parents and school authorities track children in real time, the Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) is developing a model to ensure safer travel for schoolchildren across the country, the first of the two people cited above told Mint . Also Read | India tightens gold export rules for jewellers—duty-free imports under lens

The project draws on successful international examples where RFID and global positioning system (GPS) technologies are used to enhance student transportation safety. India has 248 million students across 1.47 mil

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