To provide better solutions for delivery of driving licences to the public, the Punjab Government will roll out a novel scheme of having automated driving test centres on April 21.
“Deputy Chief Minister Sukhbir Badal would kick-start the scheme at Gurdaspur, Hoshiarpur, Barnala and Faridkot to revolutionise the working of transport department,” said an official spokesperson.
The spokesperson said that this scheme is the brainchild of Deputy Chief Minister so as to make the process of making driving licences more transparent and help them not to fall into the trap of unscrupulous elements.
“These state-of-the-art modern tracks have been constructed at 22 district headquarters and ten sub-divisions at a cost of Rs 40.47 crore,” he said.
He informed that Punjab is the first State in the country to have such automated driving test tracks where the whole process of making driving licence will be completed at a single place.
“The applicants won’t have to make rounds of Government offices and would be issued the licence on-the-spot after their tests are conducted. Besides, two automated driving test tracks for heavy motor vehicles at Gurdaspur and Malerkotla would also be established at a cost of Rs 15.92 crore,” he added.
Elaborating, the spokesperson said that the applicants would have to submit their birth certificate, residence proof and photographs at the centre where facilities of depositing online fees and medical examination of the applicants is available.
There will be different tracks for conducting tests of two-wheelers and four-wheelers which would be conducted with the aid of biometric system, web-casting camera and ultra-modern electronic equipments, said the spokesperson adding that the results would be prepared by the computer.
Spokesperson divulged that the transport department would also establish a driving training institute at cost of Rs 22.74 crore with the help of Maruti Suzuki where 21-day training would be given with the help of modern gadgetry.