While there is no clarity on when schools would reopen, schools bus owners fear that they may not have vehicles to run when the need arises. As most schools are going digital and school bus fees were the first ones to be waived off by many, as children are not using the services, many schools have terminated the bus contracts.

The School Bus Owners Association (SBOA), which had earlier written to the government, requesting special attention, now believes that it will be difficult for many of the members to run school buses post lockdown. The association fears that around 15,000 of their vehicles would be out of business in the Mumbai region alone. Not only would vehicles be seized by banks because many have taken loans from banks, a huge number of them would not be able to run without staff such as drivers and cleaners, as many SBOA members are not able to pay their salaries.