Lok Sabha Question No. 793 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-04-28
Subject: Driving-cum-Fitness Training Centres
Ministry: ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS
Asked by: HARIOM SINGH RATHORE, C.R. CHAUDHARY

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT & HIGHWAYS

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 793 ANSWERED ON 28 TH  APRIL,  2016

## DRIVING-CUM-FITNESS TRAINING CENTRES

## 793.       SHRI HARIOM SINGH RATHORE: SHRI C.R. CHAUDHARY:

## Will the Minister of ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS सड़क परिवहन औि िाजमार्ग मंत्री

be pleased to state:

(a) the details of driving-cum-fitness training centres sanctioned by the Government and the details of such sanctioned centres which have started functioning, the number of persons who have received training from these, State/UT-wise;

(b) the budget allocated to those training centres during the past three years separately and whether  the  allocated  budget  was  fully  utilised,  if  so,  the  details  thereof  and  if  not,  the reasons therefor, State-wise and training centre-wise;

(c)  whether the Government proposes to accord sanction to more such training centres in the country and if so, the details thereof including the time frame for the same; and

(d)  the  number  of  applications  of  trained  drivers  received  and  the  number  of  persons imparted training out of them during the past three years and the current year?

## ANSWER THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS (SHRI PON. RADHAKRISHNAN)

(a)     Ministry of Road Transport & Highways has a scheme for setting up of Institute of Driving  Training  and  Research  (IDTR).  During  the  10 th Five  Year  Plan  and  11 th Plan, Ministry of Road Transport & Highways sanctioned 13 and 8 IDTR respectively out of which 16 are functional. The details are at Annexure - I.  Till date, as per available information, around 3,00,000 HMV drivers have been imparted refresher training to inculcate road safety. State /UT wise details are not available.

(b) & (d) The funds are made available to the State Government of agency authorized by  the  State  Government  for  setting  up  IDTR  in  a  phase  manner  on  receipt  of  audited statement of account, Utilization Certificate and progress of the project.  After completion of the  project,  the  IDTRs  are  operated  by  the  State.  The  details  of  number  of  application  of trained  driver  received  and  the  number  of  persons  imparted  training  out  of  them  is  not available with the Ministry. Ministry of Road Transport & Highways do not release fund for operation and maintenance of the Centre.

(c) During 12 th Plan, Ministry of Road Transport & Highways has set a target to set up 10 IDTRs and 25 Regional Driving Training Centres (RDTC) . Priority will be given to those States where no IDTR has been sanctioned during 10 and 11 th Plan. Till date, Ministry has already  sanctioned  4  IDTR  to  be  set  up  one  each  in  the  States  of  Andhra  Pradesh, Chhatisgarh, Telangana and Maharashtra.

ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (a) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION  NO.  793  ANSWERED  ON  28.4.2016  ASKED  BY  SHRI  HARIOM  SINGH RATHORE  AND  SHRI  C.R.  CHAUDHARY  REGARDING  DRIVING-CUM-FITNESS TRAINING CENTRES.

## Driver Training Institute (DTI) sanctioned during 10 th Five Year Plan

|   S. No. | Name of the Driving Training Institute .                              | Status (functional or not)   |
|----------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------|
|        1 | Driving Training Institute, Betkuchi, Assam                           | All DTIs are functional.     |
|        2 | Krishna District Lorry Owners' Association Vijayawada, Andhra Pradesh | All DTIs are functional.     |
|        3 | Hagaribommanahalli, Bellary, Distt. Karnataka.                        | All DTIs are functional.     |
|        4 | Jessore Road, West Bengal                                             | All DTIs are functional.     |
|        5 | Jassur, Himachal Pradesh,                                             | All DTIs are functional.     |
|        6 | Edappal, Kerala                                                       | All DTIs are functional.     |
|        7 | Sarai Kale Khan, New Delhi                                            | All DTIs are functional.     |
|        8 | Dehradun, Uttrakhand                                                  | All DTIs are functional.     |
|        9 | Allen Forest, Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh                                   | All DTIs are functional.     |
|       10 | Chandikhole, Jajpur, Orissa                                           | All DTIs are functional.     |
|       11 | Dimapur, Nagaland                                                     | All DTIs are functional.     |
|       12 | Indore, Madhya Pradesh                                                | All DTIs are functional.     |
|       13 | Bahadurgarh, Haryana                                                  | All DTIs are functional.     |

## Institute of Drivers Training and Research (IDTR) sanctioned during 11 th Five Year Plan

|   S. No. | Name of the Driving Training Institute .        | Status (functional or not)         |
|----------|-------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
|        1 | CIRT, Pune, Maharashtra                         | Functional                         |
|        2 | Rail Magra Town, Rajsamand District, Rajasthan, | Functional                         |
|        3 | Chhindwara, Madhya Pradesh                      | Functional                         |
|        4 | Sarkaghat, Mandi, Himachal Pradesh              | Civil construction is in progress. |
|        5 | Kaluwas, Near Bhiwani, Haryana                  | Civil construction is in progress. |
|        6 | Agartala , Tripura,                             | Civil construction is in progress. |
|        7 | Aurangabad, Bihar,                              | Civil construction is in progress. |
|        8 | Raibarelly, Uttar Pradesh                       | Civil construction is in progress. |

## Institute of Drivers Training and Research (IDTR) sanctioned during 12 th Five Year Plan

|   S. No. | Name of the Driving Training Institute.    | Status (functional or not)           |
|----------|--------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
|        1 | Naya Raipur, Chhattisgarh                  | Civil construction is to be started. |
|        2 | Mandepalli, District Karimnagar, Telangana | Civil construction is to be started. |
|        3 | Lodga, District Latur, Maharashtra         | Civil construction is to be started. |
|        4 | Darsi, District Prakasam, Andhra Pradesh   | Civil construction is to be started. |

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