New Delhi: National capital is likely to see more women behind the wheels of public transport vehicles if the Delhi government plan to view more women’s drivers who produce results.
“We want more female booster in public transportation in Delhi.
We have called all stakeholder meetings to solve problems because we want to encourage a female driver,” said Transport Minister Delhi Kailash Gahlot to Ti.
The Minister of Transportation, who is also the Chairperson of the Delhi Board of Transport Council (DTC), said that the problem that made it difficult for women to push the bus will be resolved at a meeting scheduled on Thursday.
DTC only has one female driver, V Saritha, who came from Telangana and joined the corporation as a driver in April 2015.
One of the main problems faced by women when submitting the driver’s position is a minimum height requirement, which most does not meet the requirements despite reduced from 162 centimeters become 159 centimeters.
“Some female drivers have given representation some time ago due to restrictions on minimum height, they cannot qualify,” Gahlot said.
“Rules back to time when there is a standard floor bus and driver’s seat will be repaired.
Now, we have all buses with low floors and driver chairs can be adjusted, regardless of a much larger windshield giving a clearer view.
We have called everyone And all such problems will be discussed and resolved, “he said.
Apart from the minimum height requirements, other important requirements that women’s applicants who failed to be fulfilled were having permission to drive heavy vehicles and experience driving a heavy vehicle for three years.
Because very few women have heavy vehicle sim, the three-year criteria qualification is even more difficult.
Problems with heavy vehicle driving licenses will also be discussed in meetings and sources say that the possibility of minimum requirements can be reduced to one year of driving experience from the three years today.
The source also said that the transportation department has ordered more than 4,000 permits for electricity authoritics and from this, 35% of permits are expected to be given to women.
This proposal also may get approval at the meeting on Thursday.