Accreditation of Driver Training Centers

Ministry of Road Transport & Highways
Accreditation of Driver Training Centers
 
If you want a driver's license but don’t wish to offer the driving test? Well, here we have a piece of excellent news for you! you would possibly soon be ready to skip the driving test so as to urge your driver's license, but there’s how how you'll be ready to roll in the hay. The Ministry of Road Transport and Highways (MoRTH) has issued a draft notification for the accreditation of driver training centres. a private who successfully completes the driving training from these centres are going to be exempted from the driving test while he or she applies for a driver's license. consistent with the Road Ministry, this move will help the transport industry to possess specially-trained drivers that ought to eventually translate to raised efficiency alongside the reduction within the number of road accidents
 
The Ministry of Road Transport & Highways has issued a draft notification regarding accreditation of driver training centres. so as to impart quality driver training to the citizens, the Ministry has proposed detailed requirements to be met and procedures to be followed by such centres. Further, the Ministry has also as long as, a person on successful completion of driver training from such centres, are going to be exempted from the need of the driving test while applying for a driver's license.
The step also will help the transport industry to possess specially trained drivers, which can improve their efficiency & reduce road accidents.
The draft notification (vide GSR 57(E) dated 29 Jan 2021) has been uploaded on the Ministry’s website for public consultation and can be formally issued after this stage.
 
The Ministry of Road Transport and Highways (MoRTH) aims to bring down the number of road accidents to half by the year 2025. During the National Road Safety Council meeting, Nitin Gadkari had stated that reducing accidents isn't a gradual process and it should be treated as a top priority with immediate effect. Gadkari had also suggested involving social media on a serious basis for awareness and education about road safety measures.