Telangana Government To Soon Open Driving Training Institute Under TSRTC

The Telangana State Road Transport Corporation (TSRTC) is likely to establish a driving training Institute in Telangana.

Puvvada Ajay Kumar, the Transport Minister of Telangana, on the 8th of September, announced the same.

According to sources, the TSRTC would open 30 such Institutes to train drivers driving heavy motors like trucks and buses across Telangana.

The idea to open, 30 training Institute for driving heavy vehicles was to enhance skills of youth and decentralising training activities in TSRTC.

These driving training institutes would be in Hyderabad, Ranga Reddy and other areas.

The new training institutes would be an addition to all the existing driving institutes.

There are skill development driving centres at the Zonal Staff Training College, Hakimpet and Warangal.

The new training centre would be beneficial to many unemployed youth, especially during the pandemic.

Speaking about the process and training, the TSRTC officials said, the training would be for 30 days, wherein candidates will undergo rigorous training and will be made to drive a bus with perfection by the end of the training.

Initially, candidates would be given theory classes on rules and regulations, width and span of the bus, how to drive the bus and on road signals. Following the theory, candidates would be given hands on training on steering control, gear and other operations.

The last stage of the training would include to drive buses in open places and once they learn the skill, they will be made to drive on the outskirts, on city roads and even on ghat roads depending on their capabilities.

After successful completion of training, certificates would be given to candidates.

A senior official of the TSRTC said, “Preference will be given to these candidates during RTC recruitment. They can also drive hired buses and lorries, goods vehicles and other heavy transport vehicles.”

The training would be a plus point for the candidates willing to join TSRTC as a driver, increasing their chances of being selected during recruitments.

Interested candidates need to have passed Class VIII and should be above 22 years.

The fee for the training programme is Rs. 15,600 including the Good and Service Tax (GST.)

Stay tuned for further updates.