The state government on Thursday announced that everyone under the age of 18 can now avail various services. The railways, in a circular issued later in the day, stated that as per the government’s guidelines, students will be allowed to take locals. “We will go by the directives of the state government,” said a railway spokesperson on Thursday. Since schools reopened last week after over a year, there had been a demand for letting children take local trains to schools.

The state government’s order states that all services, which have recently resumed or are scheduled to open soon for the fully vaccinated citizens, can be accessed by children aged under 18 years. The new directives take effect immediately. This means that students can now travel to and from their schools via local trains.