Driver’s licence to cost more

Parveen Arora

Tribune News Service

Karnal, August 1

Getting a driver’s licence for freshers will get dearer now as the state Transport Department has made the 21-day vehicle training certificate mandatory for it.

The department has not yet fixed a fee for the training. Keeping this decision in mind, private training schools have also increased their fee. The applicants alleged that most training schools were charging Rs 5,000-6,000 per person (depending on the car) while prior to this notification, they used to charge Rs 2,000-3,500.

The Transport Commissioner directed licensing authorities-cum-SDMs in the state to ensure all directions were followed before the issuance of driver’s licence for driving non-transport vehicle, and that the applicant had taken the 21-day training.

Amit Kumar, an applicant for driver’s licence, said since there was no government training school, the private ones had almost doubled their fee after this condition.

On the other hand, local authorities have sought clarity from the department regarding the prescribed rates for training. “We have sought clarification from the Transport Department regarding the prescribed training rates by schools. Till then, we are ensuing compliance with the directions issued by the department,” said Ayush Sinha, Karnal SDM.