Minister for Road Transport and Highways Nitin Gadkari on Monday urged the auto industry to invest in driver training centres to help improve road safety in the country as well as to address the issue of driver shortage.
“This is the most important problem where we need your cooperation. We require automobile manufacturers to open driver training centres and offer courses. The Ministry of Skill Development will certify you so that you can train people,” the Minister said at a Confederation of Indian Industry’s national conclave on road safety.
Mr. Gadkari said that there was a shortage of 22 lakh drivers in the country, and many drivers learned driving informally. “The present system is that cleaners learn driving from the truck driver. But they need to be trained in safety aspects,” he explained.
