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RTE Act mandates short school distances, but most students commute longer: govt. data

The government’s first-of-its-kind National Household Travel Survey (NHTS), conducted by the National Statistics Office (NSO), found that three out of five (60.6%) students between the ages of 6…

RTE Act mandates short school distances, but most students commute longer: govt. data
RTE Act mandates short school distances, but most students commute longer: govt. data — image via The Hindu Education feed — Credit: Storywire

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The government’s first-of-its-kind National Household Travel Survey (NHTS), conducted by the National Statistics Office (NSO), found that three out of five (60.6%) students between the ages of 6 and 14 travel over one kilometer to reach their educational institutions

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