AS of today, 79,505 school children get to ride on school buses courtesy of the Government.
The policy benefits 490 schools in Viti Levu, Vanua Levu, Levuka, Taveuni and Rotuma.
The Education Ministry said it had delivered cheques to district education offices, who delivered them to the schools.
"Reports have come in that most schools have received their cheques with the exception of one or two that will receive theirs tomorrow," said Education Minister Filipe Bole.
"Funds will be released on a weekly basis to schools and school heads will be accountable for the proper disbursement, safekeeping and monitoring of funds for students."
The ministry said it had put in place a monitoring system, which includes a taskforce at its headquarters that will monitor and liaise with schools regarding any issue they face.
Schools can contact the Taskforce on telephone 3220423 or 3314477 (Ext 423) for any problems they may encounter.
The busfare policy has been welcomed by the general public after it was successfully spearheaded by the NGO, ECREA.
