Lok Sabha Question No. 43 (STARRED), answered on 2025-02-06
Subject: Regional Driving Training Centres
Ministry: ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS
Asked by: Shri Daggumalla Prasada Rao

## be pleased to state:

- (a) the  details  regarding  the  progress/achievements  of  Regional Driving  Training  Centres  (RDTCs)  functioning  in  the  country during the last five years, State-wise;
- (b) whether the Government has formed any society for overseeing the  construction  and  operation  of  the  RDTC,  if  so,  the  details thereof;
- (c) whether  the  Government  has  received  any  proposals  from  the State Government of Andhra Pradesh for setting up RDTCs and if so, the details thereof;
- (d) the number of RDTCs currently functioning in the State of Andhra Pradesh, district-wise and the funds allocated for the same; and
- (e) whether the Government has issued any "In-principle"  approval to  set  up  RDTCs  in  the  country  and  if  so,  the  details  thereof, State-wise?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) to (e)   A statement is laid on the Table of the House.

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

## LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 43 ANSWERED ON 06 TH  FEBRUARY, 2025

## REGIONAL DRIVING TRAINING CENTRES

- *43. SHRI DAGGUMALLA PRASADA RAO:

## Will the Minister of ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

सड़क परिवहन औि िाजमार्ग मंत्री

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STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (a) TO (e) OF THE LOK SABHA  STARRED  QUESTION  NO.  *43  FOR  ANSWER  ON  06.02.2025 ASKED BY SHRI DAGGUMALLA PRASADA RAO REGARDING REGIONAL DRIVING TRAINING CENTRES.

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## (a)  State-wise  details  of  Regional  Driving  Training  Centres  (RDTCs) sanctioned by the Government during the last five years are as under:

|   Sl. No. | State            | No. of RDTC(s) sanctioned.   |
|-----------|------------------|------------------------------|
|         1 | Chhattisgarh 1   |                              |
|         2 | Madhya Pradesh 3 |                              |
|         3 | Maharashtra 3    |                              |
|         4 | Nagaland 1       |                              |
|         5 | Rajasthan        | 3                            |

Out  of  these  RDTCs,  construction  of  RDTC  in  Amaravati  district  of Maharashtra  and  RDTC  in  Ajmer  district  of  Rajasthan  have  been completed and training commenced.

- (b)      The  scheme  guidelines  for  setting  up  of  RDTCs  provide  for formation of a society for each RDTC comprising of the representatives of Ministry of Road Transport & Highways, Government of India; State Government and Private Partner to oversee the  construction  and  operation  of  the  RDTC.  As  per  the  scheme guidelines,  formation  of  society  is  ensured  before  issue  of  formal sanction order.
- (c) and (d) No proposal for setting up of RDTC has been received from State  Government  of  Andhra  Pradesh.  However,  three  Institutes  of Driving  Training  and  Research  (IDTRs)  have  been  sanctioned  for  the State of Andhra Pradesh.
- (e)      As  per  scheme  guidelines,  private  agencies  are  required  to hypothecate the land in the name of the Central Government, till the submission of Utilization Certificate of Funds. Further, a society is to be formed to oversee the construction and operation of the RDTC.  After approval of the proposal by the Competent Authority, the Central Government issues 'in-principle' approval, subject to submission of Land Hypothecation and Society Registration Documents.  As  on  date,  proposal  for  setting  up  of  one  RDTC  in Ramanagara  district  of  Karnataka  State  is  at  'in-principle'  approved stage.

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