According to the draft notification issued by the Regional Transport Office, the driver trained at the new vehicle training centre will get the license directly without having to pass the vehicle test at the Regional Transport Office.
At present, there is a private vehicle training centre in the state as per government approval in which the driver is given 21 days of training. The exiting driver submits a certificate of training to the RTO. Successful, time-bound completion of training in these centres would be enough to secure a license from the state transport authorities.
Meanwhile, as per the notification of the Center, the Vehicle Training Center should be spread over an area of 1 or 2 acres. However, this requires tools to teach traffic rules first. Moreover, the centre needs to have facilities like computer, multimedia projector, heavy and light vehicles, virtual training test systems, independent vehicle test path, parking arrangement etc. Only the company and the contractor fulfilling it will get approval from the Center.
On the other hand, on February 12, Nitin Dossa announced that more than 5,000 auto and taxi drivers in Mumbai and Thane who had earlier been e-challaned will receive a road safety training by Western India Automobile Association (WIAA) till June end.
According to reports, WIAA will give awards to a few auto, taxi and BEST drivers with 'zero challans' and good driving record at an event to conclude the Road Safety month on February 17. Several NGOs working on road safety will also be felicitated the same day.
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