Lok Sabha Question No. 4126 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-12-12
Subject: Institute of Driving Training and Research
Ministry: ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS
Asked by: Shyam Yadav Singh, Ganesan Selvam, Dhanush M Kumar, Soyam Babu Rao

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT & HIGHWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4126 ANSWERED ON  12 TH  DECEMBER, 2019

## INSTITUTE OF DRIVING TRAINING AND RESEARCH

## 4126.   SHRI SHYAM SINGH YADAV: SHRI SELVAM G.: SHRI DHANUSH M. KUMAR: SHRI SOYAM BAPU RAO:

## Will the Minister of ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

## सड़क परिवहन औि िाजमार्ग मंत्री

be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  the  Government  proposes  to  introduce  a  scheme  for  setting  up  of  Institute  of Driving Training and Research (IDTR) in various parts of the country and if so, the details thereof along with the locations where IDTR are already located and proposed to be set up in the country, State-wise;
- (b) whether the Government has any mechanism to assess the performance of IDTR and if so, the details and the outcome thereof;
- (c) whether the Government has identified places where IDTR has to be set up and if so, the steps taken by the Government to get the land for the purpose;
- (d) whether the Union Government is extending financial assistance to the State Governments to implement this scheme and if so, the details thereof; and
- (e) the details of States found misusing funds along with the action taken in this regard?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

## (SHRI NITIN JAIRAM GADKARI)

(a) The  Ministry  of  Road  Transport  &  Highways  has  implemented  scheme  of  setting  up  of Institute  of  Driving  Training  &  Research  ( erstwhile Driving Training  Institute )  since  10 th Five year Plan period. So far, total 30 IDTRs ( including erstwhile DTIs ) have been sanctioned. Statewise details and location of the same is given at Annexure .

(b)    Ministry  of  Road  Transport  &  Highways  has  engaged  Central  Institute  of  Road  Transport (CIRT), Pune as executing agency under the scheme of Institute of Driving Training & Research (IDTR).  The  progress  of  setting  up  of  IDTR  and  its  performance  is  accessed  by  the  Ministry through CIRT, Pune. Review meetings are also held by the Ministry with the State Governments and CIRT, Pune from time to time.

(c)     Proposals for setting up of IDTR are received from the States/UTs.  As per provisions of the scheme,  the  responsibility  of  arrangement  of  land  for  setting  up  of  IDTR  rests  with  the  State Government.

(d)  During the 14th Financial Cycle, the Ministry of Road Transport & Highways provides 100% of  the  capital  investment  i.e.  civil  construction,  workshop  equipment  and  vehicle  &  Simulator subject to maximum of Rs.18.50 Crore for setting up of IDTR .

(e)    No  incident  related  to  misutilisation  of  funds  has  been  reported  till  date  with  reference  to IDTR scheme.

ANNEXURE TO LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4126 FOR ANSWER ON  12-12-2019 ASKED BY SHRI  SHYAM  SINGH  YADAV:,  SHRI  SELVAM  G.:,SHRI  DHANUSH  M.  KUMAR: AND  SHRI  SOYAM  BAPU  RAO:    REGARDING  'INSTITUTE  OF  DRIVING  TRAINING  AND RESEARCH'.

IDTR (including erstwhile DTIs) sanctioned by the Ministry of Road Transport & Highways.

| Sl.No.   | Sates/UTs             | IDTR location   |
|----------|-----------------------|-----------------|
| 1        | Andhra Pradesh        | Vijayawada      |
| 1        | Andhra Pradesh        | Dasri           |
| 2        | Assam                 | Dispur          |
| 3        | Bihar                 | Aurangabad      |
| 4        | Chhattisgarh          | Naya Raipur     |
| 5        | Haryana               | Rohtak          |
| 5        | Haryana               | Bhiwani         |
| 6        | Himachal Pradesh      | Mandi           |
| 6        | Himachal Pradesh      | Sarkaghat       |
| 7        | Jammu &Kashmir Region | jammu           |
| 8        | Jharkhand             | Jamshedpur      |
| 9        | Karnataka             | Bellary         |
| 10       | Kerala                | Eddappal        |
| 11       | Madhya Pradesh        | Indore          |
| 12       |                       | Chhindwara      |
| 13       | Maharashtra           | Pune            |
| 13       | Maharashtra           | Lature          |
| 13       | Maharashtra           | Nagpur          |
| 14       | Manipur               | Imphal          |
| 15       | Nagaland              | Dimapur         |
| 16       | Odisha                | Jajpur          |
| 17       | Rajasthan             | Rajsamand       |
| 18       | Sikkim                | Pakyong         |
| 19       | Telangana             | Karimnagar      |
| 20       | Tripura               | Agartala        |
| 21       | Uttar Pradesh         | Kanpur          |
| 21       | Uttar Pradesh         | Rai Braili      |
| 22       | Uttarakhand           | Dehradun        |
| 23       | West Bengal           | Jassore         |
| 24       | Delhi                 | Sarai Kale Khan |
| Total    | Total                 | 30 Nos.         |

Note: *Including erstwhile  12 DTIs

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