Lok Sabha Question No. 5439 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-07-25
Subject: Training for Safe Driving
Ministry: ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS
Asked by: Dhanush M Kumar, Heena Vijaykumar Gavit, Amol Ramsing Kolhe, Supriya Sadanand Sule, Subhash Ramrao Bhamre, Kuldeep Rai Sharma

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT & HIGHWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION  NO. 5439

ANSWERED ON 25 TH  JULY, 2019

## TRAINING FOR SAFE DRIVING

## 5439.   SHRI DHANUSH M. KUMAR:

DR. HEENA GAVIT: DR. AMOL RAMSING KOLHE: SHRIMATI SUPRIYA SULE: DR. SUBHASH RAMRAO BHAMRE: SHRI KULDEEP RAI SHARMA:

## Will the Minister of ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS सड़क परिवहन औि िाजमार्ग मंत्री

be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government proposes to impart training to people for safe driving in view of large number of road accidents and if so, the details thereof and if not, the corrective action taken in this regard;
- (b) whether  there  are  very  few  number  of  training  and  research  institutes  for  driving  in  the country and if so, the details thereof and the reasons therefor;
- (c) whether the Government proposes to set up more such institutes in various States/UTs of the country;
- (d) if so, the details thereof along with the locations identified for this purpose and the time by which these institutes are likely to be set up, State/UT-wise;
- (e) whether  the  Government  is  extending  financial  assistance  to  the  States  to  implement  this scheme and if so, the details thereof; and
- (f) whether  the  Government  has  any  mechanism  to  keep  a  check  on  the  utilization  of  funds sanctioned to the States/UTs for setting up of driving centres/such institutes and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS (SHRI NITIN JAIRAM GADKARI)

(a) to (c)  The C. M. V. Rules 1989  provides for driving training as it directly as well as indirectly helps in ensuring good driving skills and knowledge of rules of road regulation among drivers. The Government of India implements scheme for setting of model  Institutes of Driving Training  and Research (IDTR), Regional Driving Training Centre (RDTC) and Driving Training Centre (DTC) at district level.

- (d)    State-wise details of DTI/IDTR/RDTC sanctioned by the Ministry is given at Annexure .  No DTC has been sanctioned so far.
- (e)     The financial assistance under these schemes are as under:-
- (f)     Funds under IDTR/RDTC is released in installments as per the provisions under the scheme on the basis of the progress report, Utilisation Certificate of previous installment and recommendation of CIRT engaged for appraising the progress and recommendation for next installment based on the milestones fixed under the schemes. Adequate provisions have also been made under the scheme of Driving Training Centre (DTC) to keep a check on the utilization of funds.

|   Sl. No. | Scheme                                             | Financial assistance                                                  |
|-----------|----------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|         1 | Institutes of Driving Training and Research (IDTR) | Maximum Rs.18.50 crore per IDTR                                       |
|         2 | Regional Driving Training Centre (RDTC)            | Maximum Rs.5.00 crore per RDTC                                        |
|         3 | Driving Training Centre (DTC)                      | 50% of the project cost subject to a maximum of Rs 1.00 crore per DTC |

ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (d) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 5439 TO BE ANSWERED ON 25 TH   JULY, 2019 ASKED BY SHRI DHANUSH M. KUMAR, DR. HEENA GAVIT,  DR. AMOL RAMSING KOLHE, SHRIMATI SUPRIYA SULE, DR. SUBHASH RAMRAO BHAMRE AND  SHRI KULDEEP RAI SHARMA  REGARDING  TRAINING FOR SAFE DRIVING.

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## STATE-WISE  LOCATION  OF  DTI/IDTR  AND  RDTC  SANCTIONED  BY  THE  MINISTRY  OF ROAD TRANSPORT & HIGHWAYS.

| State/UT          | DTI/IDTR location   | RDTC location   |
|-------------------|---------------------|-----------------|
| ANDHRA PRADESH    | Vijayawada          |                 |
| ANDHRA PRADESH    | Dasri               |                 |
| ASSAM             | Dispur              |                 |
| BIHAR             | Aurangabad          |                 |
| CHHATTISGARH      | Naya Raipur         |                 |
| HARYANA           | Rohtak              |                 |
| HARYANA           | Bhiwani             |                 |
| HIMACHAL PRADESH  | Mandi               |                 |
| HIMACHAL PRADESH  | Sarkaghat           |                 |
| JAMMU AND KASHMIR | jammu               |                 |
| JHARKHAND         | Jamshedpur          |                 |
| KARNATAKA         | Bellary             |                 |
| KERALA            | Eddappal            |                 |
| MADHYA PRADESH    | Indore              |                 |
| MADHYA PRADESH    | Chhindwara          |                 |
| MAHARASHTRA       | Pune                | Vardha          |
| MAHARASHTRA       | Lature              | Nanded          |
| MAHARASHTRA       | Nagpur              | Sangli          |
| MAHARASHTRA       |                     | Nagpur          |
| MANIPUR           | Imphal              |                 |
| NAGALAND          | Dimapur             |                 |
| ODISHA            | Jajpur              |                 |
| RAJASTHAN         | Rajsamand           |                 |
| SIKKIM            | Pakyong             |                 |
| TELANGANA         | Karimnagar          |                 |
| TRIPURA           | Agartala            |                 |
| UTTAR PRADESH     | Kanpur              |                 |
| UTTARAKHAND       | Dehradun            |                 |
| WEST BENGAL       | Jassore             | Kolkatta        |
| DELHI             | Sarai Kale Khan     |                 |
| Total             | 29                  | 05              |