Lok Sabha Question No. 3904 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-03-18
Subject: Shortage of Drivers
Ministry: ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS
Asked by: Pankaj Chowdhary

## be pleased to state:

- (a) whether untrained drivers are one of the main reasons behind road accidents in the country and if so, the reaction of the Government thereto;
- (b) the estimated shortage of trained drivers in the country;
- (c) whether the Government has formulated any scheme to open driving schools in each district of the country to overcome the shortage of trained drivers; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof, State-wise?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

(SHRI NITIN JAIRAM GADKARI)

- (a) Road  Accidents  occur  due  to  multiple  causes  such  as  over speeding, drunken driving/consumption of alcohol, driving on  wrong side/lane indiscipline, fault of the driver of motor vehicle, use of mobile phones  during  driving, mechanical  defect/fault  of  the  vehicle  defect  in

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3904 ANSWERED ON 18 TH  MARCH, 2021

## SHORTAGE OF DRIVERS

## †3904. SHRI PANKAJ CHAUDHARY:

## Will the Minister of ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

सड़क परिवहन औि िाजमार्ग मंत्री

road  condition,  weather  condition  and    lack  of  knowledge  on  road signage  etc.  These  various  factors  can  broadly  be  categorized  into human  error,  road  condition/environment  and  vehicular  condition  that lead to accidents on roads.

(b) This Ministry doesn't maintain such data.

(c) to   (d)   Ministry of Road Transport and Highways has the Scheme to set up Institute of Driving Training and Research (IDTR) in 2 tier system. The  IDTR  in  tier-1  is  the  model  driver  training  institute  including complete infrastructure required for a modern IDTR. In tier II, Regional Driving Training Centres (RDTCs) are to be developed across the States. Also, there is a scheme for setting up of Driving Training Centre (DTC) to provide financial assistance to private participants for setting-up of the Driving Training Centres, which is presently on stay by the Hon'ble High Court of Madras.

The details thereof, State-wise is enclosed at Annexure-1.

ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (C) & (D) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION  NO.  3904  TO  BE  ANSWERED  ON  18 TH   MARCH,  2021  ASKED  BY  SHRI PANKAJ CHAUDHARY REGARDING 'SHORTAGE OF DRIVERS'.

## STATUS 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)                |

## STATUS 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 | Aurangabad (Bihar)           |
|        6 | Bhiwani (Haryana)            |
|        7 | Agartala (Tripura)           |
|        8 | Rae Bareilly (Uttar Pradesh) |

STATUS OF IDTR/ RDTC SANCTIONED DURING 12 th FYP & 14 th  FC

|   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)     |
|        8 | Jammu region (ghainak)     |
|        9 | Nagpur (maharashtra)       |
|       10 | Kashmir Region             |

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