Although schools have reopened outside the Mumbai Metropolitan Region (MMR), school bus operators have said parents are reluctant to use them and pay for them. The operators claim parents are offering to pay the fees only if schools operate for one full month, leading to no hope of revival for the industry.

In addition to this, the government has also not issued any Standard Operating Procedure (SOPs) on school buses operations, leading to a lack of clarity. On top of this, traffic police have started fining stationary buses, leading to further losses and complications.