MUMBAI: If you are planning to learn how to drive, you may soon have a choice of the `best' training schools in your area. This would be possible if a proposed state transport policy is approved.
According to the proposed rules, the state transport department will grade driving schools in the state on five criteria. All the schools will have to display their grades in their advertisements and sign boards.
The state transport department will also organise workshops for trainers to enhance the quality of training. The students would also get certificates from the schools, which will ease the process of hiring of professional drivers by car owners, especially in major cities of the state.
There will be four grades A, B, C, and D based on the quality of education imparted by the schools.
State transport commissioner Deepak Kapoor said the move would help bring down the number of accidents on roads across Maharashtra.
"All these criteria are mentioned in section 24 of Central Motor Vehicle Rules. The draft regulation regarding this grading system is being forwarded to the state government for final approval,'' said Kapoor.
According to Kapoor, the schools which fulfil all the five criteria during the monthly inspection by RTO officers will get `A' grade. Those that fulfil four criteria will be graded `B'; the ones that fulfil three criteria will be graded as `C' and the ones which meet only two criteria will get `D' grade.
Schools that do not fulfil the criteria or display the grade will invite stern action--they may be asked to close down or their licence may be cancelled.
"An annual review of the schools will also be carried out. If a school is graded low, then we will serve them two months' notice, asking them to improve their facilities. If they fail to do so, their licence will be suspended for three months and they will be ask to improve their facilities again. If they still do not conform, their license will be cancelled,'' said Kapoor. He added that after checking the legalities, the draft policy will be tabled for final approval.
According to Kapoor, the department, with the help of Western India Automobile Association (WIAA) and Castrol India, which have simulators and necessary training equipment, is planning to hold two-day workshops for trainers from across the state. "These workshops will be held at divisional levels. The trainers will be given certificates at the end of the workshop,'' he added.
Recently, the state transport department held a meeting of 60 top driving schools from Mumbai, Pune, Amravati, Nasik, Satara, Jalgaon, Kolhapur and Nagpur. They agreed to formulate norms to upgrade the quality of driving schools in the state. "The heads of these schools agreed to the proposed set of rules,'' said Kapoor.
Source: http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Mumbai/You_may_soon_learn_driving_from_grade_A/articleshow/4090353.cms
According to the proposed rules, the state transport department will grade driving schools in the state on five criteria. All the schools will have to display their grades in their advertisements and sign boards.
The state transport department will also organise workshops for trainers to enhance the quality of training. The students would also get certificates from the schools, which will ease the process of hiring of professional drivers by car owners, especially in major cities of the state.
There will be four grades A, B, C, and D based on the quality of education imparted by the schools.
State transport commissioner Deepak Kapoor said the move would help bring down the number of accidents on roads across Maharashtra.
"All these criteria are mentioned in section 24 of Central Motor Vehicle Rules. The draft regulation regarding this grading system is being forwarded to the state government for final approval,'' said Kapoor.
According to Kapoor, the schools which fulfil all the five criteria during the monthly inspection by RTO officers will get `A' grade. Those that fulfil four criteria will be graded `B'; the ones that fulfil three criteria will be graded as `C' and the ones which meet only two criteria will get `D' grade.
Schools that do not fulfil the criteria or display the grade will invite stern action--they may be asked to close down or their licence may be cancelled.
"An annual review of the schools will also be carried out. If a school is graded low, then we will serve them two months' notice, asking them to improve their facilities. If they fail to do so, their licence will be suspended for three months and they will be ask to improve their facilities again. If they still do not conform, their license will be cancelled,'' said Kapoor. He added that after checking the legalities, the draft policy will be tabled for final approval.
According to Kapoor, the department, with the help of Western India Automobile Association (WIAA) and Castrol India, which have simulators and necessary training equipment, is planning to hold two-day workshops for trainers from across the state. "These workshops will be held at divisional levels. The trainers will be given certificates at the end of the workshop,'' he added.
Recently, the state transport department held a meeting of 60 top driving schools from Mumbai, Pune, Amravati, Nasik, Satara, Jalgaon, Kolhapur and Nagpur. They agreed to formulate norms to upgrade the quality of driving schools in the state. "The heads of these schools agreed to the proposed set of rules,'' said Kapoor.
Source: http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Mumbai/You_may_soon_learn_driving_from_grade_A/articleshow/4090353.cms
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