Lok Sabha Question No. 6426 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-04-05
Subject: Driving Training Centre
Ministry: ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS
Asked by: NAGARAJAN P., GOPALAKRISHNAN CHINNARAJ

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT & HIGHWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 6426

ANSWERED  ON  5 th  APRIL, 2018

## DRIVING TRAINING CENTRE

6426. SHRI P. NAGARAJAN: DR. C. GOPALAKRISHNAN:

Will the Minister of ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

## सड़क परिवहन औि िाजमार्ग मंत्री

be pleased to state:

- (a)  whether  it  is  true  that  the  Union  Government  is  going  to  implement  'Driving  Training Centre' scheme across the country and if so, the details and the salient features thereof;
- (b) whether the Union Government is extending financial assistance to State Governments to implement this scheme;
- (c) if so, the details thereof;
- (d) the total number of Driving Training Centres set up in each State, particularly in Tamil Nadu; and
- (e) the time frame fixed for implementation of the scheme?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS (SHRI  MANSUKH  L. MANDAVIYA)

(a)  to  (c)    The Ministry of Road Transport & Highways has been implementing a scheme for setting  up  of  Institute  of  Driving  Training  &  Research  (IDTR)  since  10th  Five  Year  Plan. Under the scheme, financial assistance is provided to States / UTs for setting up of IDTR.

Now, the Ministry of Road Transport & Highways has launched a scheme for setting up of  Driving  Training  Centre  (DTC),which  is  smaller  to  IDTR,  provide  quality  training  to commercial  vehicle  drivers,  improve  road  and  environment  safety  and  strengthen  overall mobility on roads. Any entity such as a State Undertaking/ NGO/ Trust/ Cooperative Society/ Vehicle  Manufacturer/  Firm  etc.  i.e.  any  legal  entity  registered  under  a  State  or  Central Government Law are eligible to apply under the scheme. Under the scheme, the Ministry of Road  Transport  &  Highways  shall  provide  one-time  assistance  to  the  extent  of  50%  of  the project cost, subject to a maximum of Rs 1.00 crore, for setting up the DTC.

- (d) The scheme for setting up of DTC has been launched only in February 2018, no DTC has been sanctioned so far. However, the details of Institute of Driving Training & Research (IDTR) sanctioned / set up by the Ministry of Road Transport & Highways IDTR is annexed.
- (e) The scheme of setting up of DTC shall remain in operation till 31.03.2020. The project implementation period is of about one year.

## ANNEXURE  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PART  (d)  OF  LOK  SABHA  UNSTARRED QUESTION  NO.  6426  ANSWERED  ON    05/04/2018  ASKED  BY  SHRI  P.  NAGARAJAN: DR. C. GOPALAKRISHNAN.

## Details of  IDTR sanctioned during 10 th Five Year Plan

|   S. No. | Name of the State               |
|----------|---------------------------------|
|        1 | Dispur (Assam),                 |
|        2 | Vijayawada (Andhra Pradesh),    |
|        3 | Bellary (Karnataka),            |
|        4 | Jassore (West Bengal),          |
|        5 | Mandi (Himachal Pradesh),       |
|        6 | Eddappal (Kerala),              |
|        7 | Sarai Kale Khan (NCT of Delhi), |
|        8 | Dehradun (Uttarakhand),         |
|        9 | Kanpur (Uttar Pradesh),         |
|       10 | Jajpur (Odisha),                |
|       11 | Dimapur (Nagaland),             |
|       12 | Indore (Madhya Pradesh )        |
|       13 | Rohtak (Haryana).               |

## Details of IDTR sanctioned during 11 th Five Year Plan

| S. No.   | Name of the State            |
|----------|------------------------------|
| 1.       | Sarkaghat (Himachal Pradesh) |
| 2.       | Chhindwara (Madhya Pradesh)  |
| 3.       | Rajsamand (Rajasthan)        |
| 4.       | Pune (Maharashtra)           |
| 5.       | Bhiwani (Haryana)            |
| 6.       | Aurangabad (Bihar)           |
| 7.       | Agartala (Tripura)           |
| 8.       | Rae Bareilly (Uttar Pradesh) |
|          | Total                        |

## Details of IDTR sanctioned during 12 th Five Year Plan

| S. No.   | Name of the State          |
|----------|----------------------------|
| 1.       | Naya Raipur (Chhattisgarh) |
| 2.       | Karimnagar (Telangana)     |
| 3.       | Dasri (Andhra Pradesh)     |
| 4.       | Imphal (Manipur )          |
| 5.       | Latur (Maharashtra)        |
| 6.       | Pakyong, Sikkim            |
| 7.       | Jamshedpur (Jharkhand)     |
|          | Total                      |