Lok Sabha Question No. 1803 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-02-11
Subject: Driving Schools
Ministry: ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS
Asked by: Mukesh Rajput, Basanta Kumar Panda

## be pleased to state:

- (a)  whether the Government has any proposal for setting up of driving schools in the backward districts of the country to prevent road accidents and if so, the details thereof;
- (b)  whether  there  is  any  proposal  to  set  up  new    driving  schools  in Farrukhabad district of Uttar Pradesh;
- (c)  whether the Government has launched a scheme for setting up of Regional Driver Training Centres(RDTCs) in the country and if so, the details thereof;
- (d)  the criteria fixed regarding implementation of the said scheme; and
- (e)  the details of RDTCs proposed to be set up in the State of Odisha?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

## (SHRI NITIN JAIRAM GADKARI)

- (a)         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  High  Court  of  Madras.  The  proposals  of  IDTR/RDTC/DTC  are

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1803 ANSWERED ON 11 TH  FEBRUARY, 2021

## DRIVING SCHOOLS

†1803. SHRI MUKESH RAJPUT: SHRI BASANTA KUMAR PANDA:

## Will the Minister of ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

सड़क परिवहन औि िाजमार्ग मंत्री

required to be submitted with the recommendation of the respective State Government.

- (b)    No proposal has been received from the concerned State Government for setting up of Driving Training Institute (IDTR/RDTC/DTC) in the district of Farrukhabad, Uttar Pradesh.
- (c)       Yes, the Government has the ongoing scheme for Setting up of Regional Driving Training Centres (RDTCs). The proposals as per the Schematic guidelines (placed in public domain i.e. Under Road Safety tab  of www.morth.nic.in)  are  required  to  be  submitted  by  the  State Government.

(d)  As per the Scheme Guidelines, any agencies such as NGO/Automobile Associations/Vehicle Manufacturers' Association/Autonomous Body/Private Vehicle Manufacturers, ITI, authorized and recommended by the State governments, in collaboration  with  the  State  and  Central  Government  may  send  the proposal. The criteria for agencies other than State government is as under:

- i) Must be registered with the appropriate legal authority.
2. ii) Must be a clean record holder since inception.
3. iii) Must have an annual financial turnover of minimum Rs. 50 lakh.
4. iv) Should  have  experience  of  3  years  in  the  field  of  Road Safety.

Additionally, about minimum of 3 acres of land is required to set up a RDTC.

- (e)          No proposal of RDTC has been received so far from the State Government of Odisha.

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