The Ministry of Education has announced that the Cabinet has approved a full subsidy for increased bus fares starting this month for all students possessing blue and yellow bus cards.
Minister Aseri Radrodro confirmed that students with blue cards will receive a 100 percent subsidy, while those with yellow cards will benefit from a 50 percent subsidy, easing the financial burden on parents.
Students can continue to utilize their blue and yellow cards as before. Blue card holders can start redeeming their cards today, with the Ministry committing to pay the full subsidy directly to Vodafone at the end of each month. For yellow card holders, parents will top up the cards, and the Ministry will reimburse 50 percent of the costs to Vodafone monthly.
Radrodro noted that the existing restrictions on the use of Blue Subsidised cards will remain effective. Blue cards will be disabled during school holidays and weekends, with specified usage times from 6:30 AM to 9:00 AM and 2:30 PM to 5:00 PM, alongside a 15-minute blackout period between taps for blue card users.