KATHMANDU, DEC 16, 2012
The government is likely to introduce a new driving licence regulation based on individual academic qualifications. As per the plan, a minimum of an SLC grade is required to obtain professional driving licences to operate public vehicles.
The Department of Transport Management (DoTM) will segregate driving licences into a professional and non-professional category. An official at the DoTM said that a proposal on the new provision will soon be tabled at the Ministry of Physical Planning, Works and Transport Management.
In the plan, the department has envisaged issuing professional licences from five selected Transport Management Offices in the five development regions of the country. If the ministry green-lights the proposal, the department will start issuing professional driving permits within three months.
As a part of preparations, the DoTM has prepared a new course for the written exam and the trial test. “The idea behind fixing an educational criteria, a new course and trial is to have learned, responsible drivers carrying the lives of others in their hand,” the official said. Studies have shown that over 70 percent of accidents occur due to the negligence of drivers.
Non-professional licences will be issued without an educational requirement for individuals with their own vehicles. As per the new proposal, over 300,000 licence holders operating public vehicles, including taxis, heavy equipments and those employed by government offices and private organisations, will have to re-apply for the professional licence. The department will provide training and the new exam and road test before granting the new licence.
The haphazard issuance of licences, the lack of effective theoretical classes for aspirants and the conventional trial system are considered some of the government weaknesses leading to increased road accidents.
The department has stated that lessons for the written exam to obtain both professional and non-professional driving licences are being reviewed in line with international standards.
Technical Director at the DoTM Sarad Adhikari said that they were working on bringing changes to the written and trial test for new licencing provisions. “First, we will hold the trial test based on new techniques for issuing driving permits for two-wheelers within a month,” said Adhikari.
Source: The Kathmandu Post
The government is likely to introduce a new driving licence regulation based on individual academic qualifications. As per the plan, a minimum of an SLC grade is required to obtain professional driving licences to operate public vehicles.
The Department of Transport Management (DoTM) will segregate driving licences into a professional and non-professional category. An official at the DoTM said that a proposal on the new provision will soon be tabled at the Ministry of Physical Planning, Works and Transport Management.
In the plan, the department has envisaged issuing professional licences from five selected Transport Management Offices in the five development regions of the country. If the ministry green-lights the proposal, the department will start issuing professional driving permits within three months.
As a part of preparations, the DoTM has prepared a new course for the written exam and the trial test. “The idea behind fixing an educational criteria, a new course and trial is to have learned, responsible drivers carrying the lives of others in their hand,” the official said. Studies have shown that over 70 percent of accidents occur due to the negligence of drivers.
Non-professional licences will be issued without an educational requirement for individuals with their own vehicles. As per the new proposal, over 300,000 licence holders operating public vehicles, including taxis, heavy equipments and those employed by government offices and private organisations, will have to re-apply for the professional licence. The department will provide training and the new exam and road test before granting the new licence.
The haphazard issuance of licences, the lack of effective theoretical classes for aspirants and the conventional trial system are considered some of the government weaknesses leading to increased road accidents.
The department has stated that lessons for the written exam to obtain both professional and non-professional driving licences are being reviewed in line with international standards.
Technical Director at the DoTM Sarad Adhikari said that they were working on bringing changes to the written and trial test for new licencing provisions. “First, we will hold the trial test based on new techniques for issuing driving permits for two-wheelers within a month,” said Adhikari.
Source: The Kathmandu Post
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