SafeSaarathi · Privacy-First School Transport

Every child safe. Every journey private.

Keeping children safe on the road — and keeping their personal information safe everywhere else. Because protecting a child includes protecting their identity.

Every weekday morning, every parent asks

1

When will the vehicle arrive?

2

Has my child boarded?

3

Has my child reached school?

4

Has my child reached home?

SafeSaarathi answers all four — with verified events, not anxious phone calls.

50M

Indian children in third-party school transport

600K

small transport providers running today’s commutes

70%

of parents message their driver every morning

The problem no one talks about

Every day, thousands of children’s names, addresses, routes and live locations travel through WhatsApp groups and personal phones.

Once shared, schools lose control of that information — forever.

What happens if a driver’s phone is lost?

Every child’s name, number, photo and route in those WhatsApp chats is now exposed — and out of your control.

What happens when a driver leaves?

The chats, contacts and pickup lists stay on their personal phone. Nobody can delete them.

What if a screenshot reaches the wrong person?

A single forwarded message with a child’s location and home address is a board-level risk.

WhatsApp groups vs. SafeSaarathi

The same daily operations — with control, or without it.

WhatsApp today SafeSaarathi
Parent phone numbers Visible to the whole group ✓ Hidden — never shared
Child routes & pickup Shared in chats forever ✓ Secure, access-controlled
When a driver leaves Keeps all the data ✓ Access removed instantly
Photos of children Forwarded, stored on phones ✓ Centrally controlled
Who saw my child’s data? No way to know ✓ Complete audit trail
Data storage Personal phones ✓ Encrypted platform

Why now

A privacy-first transport platform is finally both necessary and possible.

DPDP Act 2023

Children’s-data compliance is now law — WhatsApp-only operations are a real risk for school transport.

Affordable messaging

Verified WhatsApp alerts now cost sub-₹0.20 — every parent can be kept informed for a few rupees a month.

UPI everywhere

A small van operator can collect monthly fees from parents in-app, without a merchant account.

₹7K Android floor

Drivers across tier-2/3 cities now have phones that can run a real, secure tracking app.

Built on three pillars

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Child Safety — on the road and online

Protecting children isn’t only about the journey. It’s about making sure their identity, location and details never leak into the digital world.

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Privacy by design

Children’s data should never travel through WhatsApp chats. On SafeSaarathi it stays inside a secure, role-based platform — shared only with the people responsible for today’s trip.

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Trust you can demonstrate

Parents ask one question: “Who can see my child’s information?” Our answer — only authorised people, only what they need, all of it logged.

Beyond GPS. Built for trust.

The features, and what they really mean

Live tracking

Parents know where the vehicle is — without exposing their child’s location publicly.

Boarding & drop alerts

Only authorised parents receive their own child’s boarding and drop notifications.

Driver app

Drivers only see the children they’re transporting today — nothing more.

School dashboard

Schools stay in control of student information — even when drivers change.

Value for everyone involved

For Parents

Know where your child is — without sharing their information with everyone else.

  • Live vehicle view on the way to pickup and drop
  • Alerts only for your own child
  • No group chats, no exposed numbers

For Schools

One leaked WhatsApp screenshot can undo years of trust.

  • Protect student privacy and reputation
  • Role-based access to student data
  • Audit-ready, DPDP-conscious operations

For Drivers

We don’t replace your work — we make it simpler.

  • Today’s route and today’s children
  • One-tap trip start and navigation
  • Boarding capture and an SOS alarm

Privacy by design

Designed to support your school’s DPDP compliance efforts.

SafeSaarathi is built with privacy-by-design principles — role-based access, data minimization and audit-ready operations — so student data stays controlled, not scattered.

Role-based access — driver, parent, school and fleet admin
Data minimization — show only what each role needs
Encryption in transit and at rest
Complete audit logs of who accessed what, and when
Instant access revocation when a driver leaves
Support for correction and deletion where applicable

SafeSaarathi provides privacy-first architecture that supports schools’ compliance efforts. Legal compliance depends on each organisation’s overall policies and processes.

See SafeSaarathi with your routes

Give parents peace of mind and give your school a privacy-first transport platform. Book a walkthrough with our team.

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