Lok Sabha Question No. 3008 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-08-04
Subject: Institute of Driving Training and Research
Ministry: ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS
Asked by: C.N. Annadurai, Dhanush M Kumar, Manjulata Mandal, Ganesan Selvam, Supriya Sadanand Sule, Kuldeep Rai Sharma, Sunil Dattatray Tatkare, DNV Senthilkumar. S., Gautham Sigamani Pon, Amol Ramsing Kolhe, Subhash Ramrao Bhamre, Gajanan Chandrakant Kirtikar

## be pleased to state:

- (a) the  names of  the  places  where  Institute  of  Driving  Training  and Research (IDTR) are located in the country, State/UT-wise including Tamil Nadu, Maharashtra and Andaman and Nicobar islands;
- (b) whether  the  Government  has  been  unable  to  set  up  more  such institutes  in  various  States  in  the  country  and  if  so,  the  details thereof and the reasons therefor and the corrective steps taken in this regard;
- (c) the details of locations identified for setting up such institutes in the country, State/UT-wise including the aforesaid States/UTs;
- (d) whether the Government is extending financial assistance to the State Governments to implement this scheme and if so, the details thereof;
- (e) whether the Government has any mechanism to keep a check on the utilization of funds sanctioned to the States for the purpose;
- (f) if so, the details thereof along with States found misusing the said funds along with the action taken against them; and

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3008 ANSWERED ON 4 TH  AUGUST, 2022

## INSTITUTE OF DRIVING TRAINING AND RESEARCH

3008. SHRI C.N. ANNADURAI:

SHRI DHANUSH M. KUMAR:

SHRIMATI MANJULATA MANDAL:

SHRI SELVAM G.:

SHRIMATI SUPRIYA SULE:

SHRI KULDEEP RAI SHARMA:

SHRI SUNIL DATTATRAY TATKARE:

DR. DNV SENTHILKUMAR. S.:

DR. PON GAUTHAM SIGAMANI:

DR. AMOL RAMSING KOLHE:

DR. SUBHASH RAMRAO BHAMRE:

SHRI GAJANAN KIRTIKAR:

## Will the Minister of ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

सड़क परिवहन औि िाजमार्ग मंत्री

- (g) whether the Government has also set up Regional Driving Training Centre in the country and if so, the details thereof along with the financial allocation made for the purpose?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) The  details  of  locations  where  Institute  of  Driving  Training  and Research (IDTR) have been sanctioned by Ministry of Road Transport & Highways under its scheme for setting up of IDTRs in States/UTs is given at Annexure-I.
- (b)     The  Ministry  of  Road  Transport  &  Highways  has  continued  the scheme during the 15 th  Finance Commission cycle period to set up more IDTRs in States/UTs on the criteria of one IDTR per 5 crore population, including  the  already  sanctioned  IDTR(s)  in  the  State.  As  per  the population  criteria,  6  States  namely  Bihar,  Gujarat,  Rajasthan,  Tamil Nadu,  Uttar  Pradesh  and  West  Bengal  qualify  for  setting  up  of  new IDTR(s) during the 15 th  Financial Commission period.
- (c)  Proposal  under  the  scheme  is  submitted  to  MoRT&H by  the  State Government concerned with Detailed Project Report including details of the  land  proposed  for  setting  up  of  IDTR  as  per  provisions  under  the scheme.
- (d)      MoRTH  provides  one  time  assistance  of  100%  of  the  capital investment  subject  to  maximum  of  ₹  17.25  Crore  per  IDTR  as  per following break up:
- i. Civil Construction: ₹ 14 Crore
- ii. Office and Workshop equipment: ₹ 0.75 Crore
- iii. Vehicle and Simulator: ₹ 2.50 Crore

(e) & (f) The scheme provides for releasing the financial assistance in installments as per physical progress of work of the project. The scheme provides for release of an amount equal to 20% of the sanctioned central assistance  as  mobilization  advance  and  subsequent  installments  is released  on  receipt  of  Utilisation  certificate  and  physical  progress  of work against  the earlier installment.  The final installment equal to 15% of  the  sanctioned  financial  assistance  is  released  as  reimbursement after completion of the project and receipt of Utilisation certificate and closure report.  No matter of mis-utilisation of funds under the scheme has been reported to the Ministry.

- (g)     The Ministry of Road Transport & Highways has also continued the scheme of  setting  up  of  the  Regional  Driving  Training  Centre  (RDTC) during  the  15 th  Finance  Commission  cycle  period  with  criteria  of  one RDTC per 2.50 crore population.  Under this scheme, MoRTH provides one  time  assistance  of  100%  of  the  capital  investment  subject  to  a maximum of Rs.5.50 crore for one RDTC. MoRTH has sanctioned 6 RDTCs and issued 'in -principle' approval for 3 other RDTCs under the Scheme. Details of the same is given at Annexure-II.

Statement referred to in reply to Part (a) of Lok Saba Unstarred Question No. 3008 to be answered on 04.08.2022 asked by Shri C.N. ANNADURAI and Ors. regarding Institute of Driving Training and Research.

## State-wise list of IDTRs sanctioned by MoRTH

| Sl. No              | State           | Location (In district)   |
|---------------------|-----------------|--------------------------|
| 1                   | Andhra Pradesh  | Vijayawada               |
| 2                   | Andhra Pradesh  | Dasri                    |
| 3 Andhra Pradesh    | Dhone, Kurnool  |                          |
| 4                   | Assam           | Guwahati                 |
| 5 Bihar             |                 | Aurangabad               |
| 6                   | Chhattisgarh    | Naya Raipur              |
| 7 Delhi             |                 | Sarai Kale Khan          |
| 8                   | Haryana         | Bhiwani                  |
| 9                   | Haryana         | Rohtak                   |
| 10 Himachal Pradesh | Mandi           |                          |
| 11 Himachal Pradesh | Sarkaghat       |                          |
| 12                  | Jammu & Kashmir | Jammu                    |
| 13                  | Jharkhand       | Jamshedpur               |
| 14                  | Karnataka       | Bellary                  |
| 15                  | Kerala          | Eddappa                  |
| 16                  | Madhya Pradesh  | Chhindawara              |
| 17 Madhya           | Pradesh         | Indore                   |
| 18 Maharashtra      |                 | Pune                     |
| 19 Maharashtra      |                 | Lature                   |
| 20 Maharashtra      |                 | Nagpur                   |
| 21                  | Manipur         | Imphal                   |
| 22 Nagaland         |                 | Dimapur                  |
| 23                  | Odisha          | Jeypore                  |
| 24                  | Rajasthan       | Rajasmand                |
| 25                  | Sikkim          | Pakyong                  |
| 26                  | Telangana       | Karimnagar               |
| 27                  | Tripura         | Agartala                 |
| 28 Uttar            | Pradesh         | Kanpur                   |
| 29                  | Uttar Pradesh   | Rai Baraily              |
| 30 Uttarakhand      |                 | Dehradun                 |
| 31                  | West Bengal     | Kolkata                  |

Statement referred to in reply to Part (g) of Lok Saba Unstarred Question No. 3008 to be answered on 04.08.2022 asked by Shri C.N. ANNADURAI and Ors. regarding Institute of Driving Training and Research.

## (i)     Details of RDTCs sanctioned:

|   Sl. No. | State       | location (in district)   |
|-----------|-------------|--------------------------|
|         1 | Maharashtra | Wardha                   |
|         2 | Maharashtra | Nanded                   |
|         3 | Maharashtra | Amravati                 |
|         4 | Maharashtra | Nagpur                   |
|         5 | Rajasthan   | Ajmer                    |
|         6 | West Bengal | Kolkata                  |

## (ii) Details of RDTCs 'in -principle' approved:

|   Sl. No. | State          | location (in district)   |
|-----------|----------------|--------------------------|
|         1 | Maharashtra    | Yavatmal                 |
|         2 | Rajasthan      | Hanumangarh              |
|         3 | Madhya Pradesh | Chhatarpur               |

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