Most Indian schoolchildren travel over 1 km to school, survey shows

India's first National Household Travel Survey by the National Statistics Office found that 60.6% of students aged 6 to 14 travel more than one kilometre to reach school. Under Right to Education Act rules, governments must provide schools within one kilometre for Classes 1 to 5 and within three kilometres for Classes 6 to 8, highlighting a gap between the law and reality.