# Karnataka to buy 15,000 new buses, 10 lakh students get free passes 2026-08-15T15:45:26+00:00 | Governance | Indian Opinion Desk Corroboration: 1 independent outlet Karnataka has started the process to procure 15,000 new buses through its four state-owned transport corporations, Transport Minister Byrathi Suresh announced on Saturday. The buses will be bought in phases based on fund availability, with a focus on improving connectivity in transport-deprived rural areas. Suresh also said nearly 10 lakh students have received free bus passes under the government's student bus pass scheme at a cost of Rs 286 crore. He made the announcements after hoisting the national flag at the 80th Independence Day celebrations in Chickballapur. ## Coverage - thehindu.com This story was synthesised by AI from the source linked above. Tags: Byrathi Suresh, Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation Canonical: https://indianopinion.org/karnataka-to-buy-15000-new-buses-10-lakh-students-get-free-passes/ License: Summary and commentary (c) Indian Opinion, reusable with attribution. Facts belong to the linked sources. Cite: https://indianopinion.org/karnataka-to-buy-15000-new-buses-10-lakh-students-get-free-passes/#story-in-brief Review state: restored archive article, accurate at time of publication, not offered to search indexes. How this brief was made: an AI model read the report linked above and wrote this summary and analysis, which were published automatically. Published briefs are sampled every hour by an automated quality check; the editor verifies its findings and approves corrections, and corrected briefs carry a dated correction line. We do no original reporting. Methodology: https://indianopinion.org/ai-use-policy/