Govt undertakes project for producing 0.1m efficient drivers

The government has decided to impart training to 0.1 million people free of cost for making them efficient drivers under a project, reports BSS.

The aim of the project is to reduce road accidents by 50 per cent by 2020 and meet the growing local and international demand of competent drivers.

"The government has currently decided to give training to 0.52 million drivers under the project of Skills for Employment Investment Program (SEIP) in the next three years from 2018 to 2020," Syed Nasir Ershad, AEPD (public -1) of the SEIP said.

"A total of 0.1 million drivers will be given motor vehicle training under the SEIP project in the next five years," he said.

The Bangladesh Road Transport Corporation (BRTC) is currently entrusted with giving training to 22,800 people while Bureau of Manpower, Employment and Training (BMET) to 17,040 others.