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India has the maximum number of unnatural deaths due to road accidents. According to MORTH data of Road Accidents in 2017, 80% of accidents occur due to drivers fault. The study is conducted in order to support the consortium of National Road Safety Task Force under aegies of UN GCNI to formulate activities, short term and long-term goals for improving driver’s behavior. Research has been conducted under the guidance of Fleet Forum and TERI School of Advanced Studies. Aim of the research is to asses Driver Training Programs Conducted by Institutes Setup Under Institute of Driver Training and Research (IDTR) Scheme with Delhi as a case study. An assessment was carried out by comparing overall state of Driver Training Programs in India with the countries marked as best practices by WHO. Assessment has been carried out in 2 IDTR and 1 DTI setup under the IDTR Scheme. The assessment is based on Mandatory guidelines for the conduction of driver training programs with the existing condition of these IDTR/DTI in the State of Delhi. Gaps in the conduction of IDTR has been found by analyzing course contents and curriculum for driver training, mandatory objectives to be performed by IDTR/DTI, Infrastructures and Fees Structure. Methods adopted for assessment are questionnaire surveys, Structured Interviews of Stakeholders, Focused Group Discussions, telephonic discussions and observations at Transport Nagars. In spite of having oldest Motor Vehicle legislations including component on driving training, however this component is highly lacking in terms of course curriculum, pedagogy, infrastructure and fees. The results showed that there is need for comprehensive approach for enhancing driver training programs through incorporating contents for behavior change along with monitoring and evaluation mechanism.
Keywords: IDTR Scheme, Driver Training, Driver Training Institutes, Course Curriculum, Behavior Change Training, Motor Vehicle Act of India
