Punjab Government will set up a vehicle inspection and certification centre (authorised testing station) at Kapurthala. For the purpose, three acres of land of Transport department has already been allotted.
On the basis of civil work drawings made by Architecture department, a complete project report has been sent to the Central Government for approval, said the State Transport Minister Ajit Singh Kohar on Tuesday.
He said that the Centre would contribute around Rs14.40 crore for this project, and with this monetary grant, building of the institute, testing lanes, parking and workshop would be constructed. In this institute, in one year, around 20,000 light and 13,000 heavy vehicles would be inspected, he said.
Kohar said that on the completion of this institute, it would have the facility of examining documents under visual inspection to issue fitness certificates to three wheelers, light commercial vehicles, medium and heavy transport vehicles.
The centre would have visual testing facility of legal documents, insurance, registration, steering play, chassis or frame inspection, CNG or lPG inspection, fuel tank and piping inspection, exhaust pipe inspection, catalytic converter inspection, engine mounting, battery terminal and mounting, seat belt, tyres, lighting and signaling, oil leakage, leaf spring and shock absorbers, wind screen, wiper and doors, high security registration plates, high security registration plates.
Under automated inspection brake test, speedometer test, head light test, side slip test, suspension test would be carried out. “The issue of approval of funds for the State Government by the Centre would be considered in the review meeting to be held during this fiscal by the Ministry of Road Transport,” said the Minister.