Lucknow, April 8 -- The Uttar Pradesh government has initiated steps to set up modern driver training centres across more than two dozen districts under centrally funded schemes of the ministry of road transport and highways (MoRTH). The move is aimed at enhancing road safety and ensuring scientific training for drivers.

In two parallel letters, state transport commissioner Brajesh Narain Singh has asked district magistrates in 18 districts to provide three acres of free land each for setting up Regional Driving Training Centres (RDTCs), while nine other districts have been shortlisted for the establishment of an Institute of Driving Training and Research (IDTR), a larger and more advanced training facility.

The RDTCs, each to be set up...