Setting up of Driving Training Institutes in each State for Inprovement in Road Safety

Setting up of Driving Training Institutes in each State for Inprovement in Road Safety

The Ministry of Road Transport & Highways has a scheme for setting up one Model Institute of Driving Training and Research (IDTR) and  vehicle Inspection & Certification Centre (I&C) in each state for improvement in road safety.

 

The details of fund released to states under the scheme for setting up IDTR and I&C Centre during the last three years and utilization of funds is as follows-

 

For IDTR

S. No.	Name of State	Fund allocated (Rs. in Crore)			Total fund released so far	Utilization of fund
		2013 – 14	2014 – 15	2015-16
1.	Bihar	0	5.00	0	12.5	Rs.12.5 crore has been utilized  so far
2	Himachal Pradesh	0	5.00	0	11.46	Rs.11.46 crore has been utilized  so far
4	Madhya Pradesh	0	0.97	0.07	14.90	Rs. 14.18 crore has been utilized  so far
5	Maharashtra	4.65	0	0.78	13.93	Rs.13.29 crore has been utilized  so far
6	Rajasthan	5.00	0	0	11.50	Rs.6.39 crore has been utilized  so far
7	Tripura	1.50	0	5.00	7.77	Rs.7.77 crore has been utilized  so far
8	Uttar Pradesh	0	1.5	0	6.5	Rs.1.21 crore has been utilized  so far

                

Details of funds released to the states and  agencies authorized by the states for setting up of Inspection and Certification (I & C) Centre during last three years  .

(Rs. In crore)

S. No	Name of State	Fund allocated			Total fund released so far	Utization of fund
		2013-14	2014-15	2015-16
1	Delhi	2.50	0.80	0	6.80	Rs. 5.99 crore has been utilized  so far.
2	Gujarat	0	2.50	0	6.20	Rs. 4.00 crore has been utilized  so far.
3	Haryana	4.50	0	0.80	6.80	Rs.6.70 crore has been utilized  so far.
4	Karnataka	0.85	4.60	Nil	5.25	Rs 4.88 crore has been utilized  so far.
5	Maharashtra	3.85	2.00	0.29	7.25	Rs. 7.25 crore has been utilized  so far.
6	Madhya Pradesh	0	1.71	0	10.30	Rs. 10.26 crore has been utilized  so far.
7	Rajasthan	2.95	1.94	Nil	5.35	Rs. 4.15 crore has been utilized  so far.
8	Telangana	0	0	2.50	4.00	Rs. 3.06 crore has been utilized  so far.
9	Uttar Pradesh	Nil	1.50	2.50	4.00	Rs. 2.69 crore has been utilized  so far.
10	West Bengal	0	0	1.06	1.06	Nil
11	Kerala	0	0	1.10	1.10	Nil
12	Sikkim	0	0	1.10	1.10	0
13	Odisha	0	0	1.08	1.08	Rs.0.67 69 crore has been utilized  so far.

 

Besides, the Ministry, under the Central Sector scheme, has been providing cranes and ambulances to States/ UTs for relief and rescue measures in the aftermath of accidents and road safety equipment for enforcement and implementation of various rules & regulations relating to road safety.  During the year 2015-16 the fund have released directly to the states for procurement of Ambulance and Breath Analyzer as per below –

 

State	No. of BLSA allotted	Cost of BLSA  @  Rs. 11 lakh per ambulance	Amount being transferred (i.e 90% of the total cost of BLSA)	Utilization
Jammu & Kashmir	136	Rs.14,96,00,000/-	Rs.13,46,40,000/-	Fully utilized
Sikkim	31	Rs.3,41,00,000/-	Rs. 3,06,90,000/-	Fully utilized
Mizoram	5	Rs. 55,00,000	Rs. 49,50,000/-	Fully utilized

 

Funds provided to the State Governments for procurement of road safety equipments  i.e  Breath Analyzers from DGS&D Rates during year 2015-16

S. No	State	No. of  Breath Analyzer  allotted	Total Cost of 100 Breath Analyzer i.e. @ Rs. 31,272/-	Amount transferred (i.e 90% of the total cost through RTGS)	Utilization.
1	Jammu & Kashmir	100	Rs. 31,27,200/-	Rs.28,14,480/-	Fully utilized for the purpose
2	Sikkim	100	Rs. 31,27,200/-	Rs.28,14,480/-	Fully utilized for the purpose.
3	Punjab	100	Rs. 31,27,200/-	Rs.28,14,480/-	Nil
4	West Bengal         Bengal	100	Rs. 31,27,200/-	Rs.28,14,480/-	Nil

 

The Government has formulated a National Road Safety Policy.  A Draft Action Plan based on the six pillars of road safety was prepared by the Ministry and circulated to all the States/UTs for adoption and implementation.

 

This information was given by the Minister of State for Road Transport and Highways Shri Munsukh L. Mandaviya in written reply to a question in Rajya Sabha today.

 

 

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