• Alwyn Stephen Misquith

Mangaluru has been considered as one of the most sought-after education destinations in India, which provides quality education starting kindergarten up to Masters and professional courses. Mangaluru city is home to a wide variety of educational institutions which include, schools, engineering, management and hospitality. National Institute of Technology, Surathkal, among the country’s premier engineering Colleges, located around 10-20 km from Mangaluru City. Large numbers of well-established schools and Colleges are found here. People from various states of India prefer their children to study in Mangaluru due to quality of education and various other reasons. Mangaluru has seen a lot of development in last few years basically due to increasing educational institutions. Besides, the city is also selected under smart city project. Transport is an essential part of fast developing cities. College buses are an important source of transport for students mainly in metropolitans and small cities. Close to 81% of all employed persons in India make a living by working in the informal sector. Among the five south Asian countries, informalisation is the highest in India and Nepal (90.7%) says a new report by International Labour Organisation (ILO). In the present era of globalisation, service sector in India provides 47% of job opportunities around the world (ILO). Drivers are a major segment of informal sector. College bus drivers are major part of it. This paper studies the problems and perspectives of college bus drivers in Mangaluru City. This study is based on primary data which was collected from 60 college bus drivers of various educational institutions of Mangaluru City with at-least one-year experience in the profession.

Informal sector, College bus drivers, socio-economic conditions

"ROLE AND PROBLEMS COLLEGE BUS DRIVERS: A CASE STUDY OF MANGALURU CITY OF KARNATAKA STATE", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.6, Issue 6, page no.425-431, June-2019, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1908E61.pdf

"ROLE AND PROBLEMS COLLEGE BUS DRIVERS: A CASE STUDY OF MANGALURU CITY OF KARNATAKA STATE", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.6, Issue 6, page no. pp425-431, June-2019, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1908E61.pdf