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Minedu allocates S/1,860,448 for the repair and maintenance of 22,059 of these vehicles used by students to get to their schoolsThe Ministry of Education (Minedu) plans, for this year and within the framework of the Good Start of the 2026 School Year, to allocate a budget of S/1,860,448 for the maintenance and repair of 22,059 bicycles from the Rutas Solidarias program, an initiative that seeks to guarantee the safe and timely access of students to their educational institutions in rural areas through this means of light transportation.
These bicycles are distributed in 1,397 educational institutions corresponding to 20 regional education directorates (DRE) and 157 local educational management units (UGEL), located in various regions of the country. This intervention will improve the transfer conditions of students who reside in rural areas characterized by population dispersion, limited road connectivity and diverse geographical conditions, thus contributing to their permanence in the educational system.
When referring to this program, the Minister of Education, Jorge Figueroa Guzman, highlighted that Rutas Solidarias promotes the use of bicycles as an efficient and sustainable means of school transportation in territories where trips to schools require long times and high costs.
He added that this initiative contributes to reducing the territorial barriers that students from rural and high-poverty areas face when accessing their schools.
This budget will allow preventive and corrective maintenance to be carried out on the bicycles, ensuring that they are in optimal conditions for use. In this sense, public educational institutions interested in accessing this benefit must request their incorporation into the program through their UGEL, presenting the corresponding documentation in accordance with the current technical standard.
In a complementary manner, Minedu continues to manage actions in coordination with the private sector to promote the progressive renewal of the bicycle fleet, including possible donations that comply with current regulations.
Likewise, we work in coordination with the Ministry of Transport and Communications (MTC) to identify safe school routes and articulate actions with the Safe School Environments program, which allows local governments to invest in signage and road safety measures around educational centers.
