Patna. Girls are seen driving two-wheelers and four-wheelers on the roads across Patna district, but according to the data of the Transport Department, girls are showing much less interest in getting a driving license than boys. Whereas in Muzaffarpur district, half the population of Muzaffarpur is now roaming on the roads on two-wheelers, four-wheelers and three-wheelers. If we look at the figures of the last five years in the district, there has been a significant increase in the number of getting Driving License (DL) made by half the population. In the year 2017-18, only 321 half the population had got their DL made. This year, so far in nine months, 1779 women have got their DL made.
This year 1461 girls made license
If we talk about the period from January to September this year in Patna district, a total of 15,018 boys got their driving license while only 1461 girls did so. Today, girls are progressing in every field, but the district is far behind in making diving license. Transport Department official said that in September only 144 girls got their driving license compared to a total of 1582 boys. One reason for this is that every month only a small number of applications come from girls. After this she is not able to pass all the tests.
This is how automated driving testing track works
A state-of-the-art driving testing center has been constructed in an area of 302 square meters in the transport complex located in Phulwarisharif. The shape of this track is like the number ‘8’. There are cameras installed at various places. Mobile cameras are also fed into the vehicles used for driving testing. All cameras and machines are connected to computers. On the driving testing track, candidates have to take the test following all the traffic rules like seat belt, lane driving, stop line, parking, reverse, etc. Different time and marks are prescribed for each step. Points are awarded only after driving as per the prescribed standards and the test is passed or failed. In the new system, test results come immediately and time is also saved. Since the construction of the automated driving track, one does not have to wait long for the trial.
How many people made driving license from January 1 to September 30?
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MCWG: 396
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MCWG : 15707
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LMV: 15758
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Transport: 1745
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Additional private vehicles: 10
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E-Rickshaw: 164,
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Other: 1
11782 women have DL in Muzaffarpur
Since the updating of the centralized software of the Transport Department, a total of 206240 DLs have been issued so far, out of which 194421 are of men and 11782 are of women. Apart from this, 37 DLs are of third gender. The day by day increasing number of DL of half the population makes it clear that now they are becoming self-reliant. Their self-confidence has increased due to awareness in the society and being associated with the job profession. She drives herself to her office, even takes her children to school or takes the elders of her family.
Patna women lag behind in getting driving license
Women will also be seen driving vehicles in large numbers on the roads of Patna, but women are lagging far behind men in getting driving licenses. On this issue, Transport Department officials say that there are two reasons for women not getting driving licenses. Firstly, women drivers are not asked for driving license during checking and secondly, the important reason is that women do not want to stand in the queue to get the license. The Bihar government is giving special facilities to women to get driving licenses, but according to statistics, in the last four months in Patna, out of all the licenses made, 83 percent were made by men, while women are stuck at 16 percent.