To ensure that the road users in Uttar Pradesh keep safe driving behaviour, the state government is flaunting its efforts. No, not by punishing people for violating traffic rules. This time, the government is taking an easier route by setting up at least 17 driver training institutes. Uttar Pradesh has established at least 17 state-of-the-art driver training institutes in the state. As it is learned, these institutes will be ready by mid-2023. In addition, they will make the roads safer for the users by teaching safe driving skills. Based on the completion of the construction, these driver training institutes will open. Rae Bareilly’s DTI is likely to open this year itself.
The institute was approved by the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways (MORTH) to train commercial drivers and those driving their own private vehicles at a nominal fee.
Apart from this, Driver Training Institutes (DTIs) have been approved by the government in 14 other divisions, for which tenders have been issued to selected vendors.
According to a government spokesperson, “By March, we will select vendors in all circles. There was a plan to set up a center in Varanasi as well but now it is being developed by the Centre. Besides, Banda will take some more time.” DTIs will come. By June, we may have DTIs in 14 divisions.
Sellers will be given at least three months time to prepare the DTI.
The state has made it mandatory for government vehicle drivers and commercial vehicle drivers to take a refresher course in driving.
“It is not that the driver cannot be trained after the DL is issued. The training certificate will be asked from him at the time of renewal,” the spokesperson said. He said that it would also make DTI self-reliant.
To ensure similar institutes in 58 other districts, the state government has thrown it open to the private sector.
The State Transport Authority (STA) has also invited applications from the private sector.
With inputs from IANS