The State Commerce and Transport Department on Thursday notified a total number of 31 services under the Odisha Right to Public Services Act, 2012. The notified list was discussed at a review meeting held under chairmanship of Chief Secretary GC Pati at the State Secretariat here. Commerce and Transport Secretary Sanjaya Rastogi presenting updates said 18 more public service had been notified under the Act in the last month over 13 services already put under online delivery system.
Projects like automated driving test track, modernized vehicle inspection and certification center, revenue collection and road safety were discussed. Chief Secretary directed to identify the spots on roads that are more vulnerable for accidents with inputs from police records. The department has also been directed to track the accidents being committed by drivers because of reckless driving and reflect those in their license document.
A modernised vehicle inspection and certification project has been taken up for checking vehicle fitness. A model center at a cost of Rs 15.40 crore is being constructed at Arilo in Cuttack district with a estimate cost of 15.40. The center is targeted to start functioning from March 2017.
Qualitative training for heavy motor vehicle drivers has been started on PPP mode with the Ashok leyland and the Tata Motors as partners. The Ashok leyland started its institute at Chhatia and provided training to around 251 youths in the year 2014-15. The Tata Motors have started construction of two training centers, one at Brahmapur and another at Keonjar.
It was decided that training capacity of the Govt lMV training institute would be enhanced to 500 during 2015-16. Apart from this, 76 private training institutes have been empanelled for imparting lMV training in the State. A total number of 2,068 youths have been trained in lMV during the year 2014-15. A total amount of revenue of Rs 911 crore had been collected in 2014-15 against Rs 860 crore in 2013-14.