Taking strides in governance reforms, the Punjab Government is opening ultra-modern automated driving track at Naruana village in Bathinda district which would also work as driving test cum training centre. Here, the people, after passing the learning and driving licence test, would be issued licences “online” — expected to provide hassle-free, timely and on-the-spot driving licence facility.
Deputy Chief Minister Sukhbir Badal would lay foundation stone of this facility on April 15. In all, 32 modern driving test centres were being setup in the State as per international standards to bring transparency in transport department. Bathinda Deputy Commissioner Basant Garg said that the opening of this center will bring transparency to the working of transport department.
“With the establishment of this center, the applicants would get time-bound service so that they don’t have to run from pillar-to-post,” he said. Garg informed that with the initiation of this unique system, people would get on the spot driving licenses after passing their tests and they need not visit any district transport office to deposit fees since enrolment and payments would be made online.
He said for two-wheeler, test would be conducted on serpentine track and for four-wheeler, it would be gradient test besides parallel parking. “The specially-designed track would have facility for biometric systems, web-casting camera, beam sensors and vibration sensors, among other ultra modern electronic gadgets,” he said.