3.4.4. Skill Development

The Ministry of Road Transport and Highways has issued guidelines for Skill Development of Drivers and Mechanical Staff in the Road Transport Sector and of Workmen in the Highways Construction Sector with a view to meet the manpower requirements of the road transport and highways sector and simultaneously creating additional avenues of employment. The workmen training will be conducted by the Directorate General of Training (DGT), Ministry of Skill Development & Entrepreneurship and Government of India. Drivers training will be imparted in driver training centres run by private promoters or State Road Transport Undertakings or the apex body of SRTUs, namely, the Association of State Road Transport Undertakings (ASRTU).