<p>New Delhi: The country is facing a shortage of 22 lakh skilled drivers, Union Transport Minister Nitin Gadkari said on Thursday, underlining that lack of proper training facilities for them was leading to many accidents.</p><p>During the Question Hour in Lok Sabha, Gadkari said the Centre has launched a Rs 4,500 crore scheme for setting up training institutes for drivers.</p><p>According to a World Bank report, India has a shortage of 22 lakh drivers, he said.</p>.Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj was 100% secular ruler, the ultimate ideal king: Gadkari.<p>The minister said the country also lacked proper driving training facilities, leading to many accidents and deaths.</p><p>The Ministry of Road Transport and Highways (MoRTH) has started a Rs 4,500 crore scheme to set up driving training institutes across the country in a phased manner to set up 1,600 such institutes in all states and Union Territories, he said.</p><p>Gadkari said these will generate over 60 lakh employment.</p><p>He said all the states and UTs were requested to send suitable proposals for setting up of Institute of Driving Training & Research (IDTRs), Regional Driving Training Centres (RDTCs) and Driving Training Centres(DTCs), including the cluster approach.</p><p>The minister said about 1.8 lakh people die every year due to road accidents and many of them due to untrained drivers.</p>
<p>New Delhi: The country is facing a shortage of 22 lakh skilled drivers, Union Transport Minister Nitin Gadkari said on Thursday, underlining that lack of proper training facilities for them was leading to many accidents.</p><p>During the Question Hour in Lok Sabha, Gadkari said the Centre has launched a Rs 4,500 crore scheme for setting up training institutes for drivers.</p><p>According to a World Bank report, India has a shortage of 22 lakh drivers, he said.</p>.Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj was 100% secular ruler, the ultimate ideal king: Gadkari.<p>The minister said the country also lacked proper driving training facilities, leading to many accidents and deaths.</p><p>The Ministry of Road Transport and Highways (MoRTH) has started a Rs 4,500 crore scheme to set up driving training institutes across the country in a phased manner to set up 1,600 such institutes in all states and Union Territories, he said.</p><p>Gadkari said these will generate over 60 lakh employment.</p><p>He said all the states and UTs were requested to send suitable proposals for setting up of Institute of Driving Training & Research (IDTRs), Regional Driving Training Centres (RDTCs) and Driving Training Centres(DTCs), including the cluster approach.</p><p>The minister said about 1.8 lakh people die every year due to road accidents and many of them due to untrained drivers.</p>