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conditions for drivers.
Other institutes
In 2005, Ashok Leyland’s second driv-
er training institute started functioning
at Burari, 30 km from Delhi. In the last
two years, the institute has conducted a
recruitment test for the office of the Presi-
dent of India and also provided training
for the staff of the American Embassy
in Delhi. The company has trained a to-
tal of 3.2 lakh and 1.1 lakh drivers from
Namakkal and Burari respectively. It also
has 24 at-site trainers who regularly visit
customer sites for training on new prod-
ucts and provide technical support.
Ashok Leyland has a tie-up with VRL
Logistics and Krishnapatnam Port Com-
pany Ltd. (KPCL) where it has two exclu-
sive trainers for training drivers on products,
road safety and fuel-efficient driving.
In order to improve the standard of driv-
ing in the country, the Government had an-
nounced a scheme in October 2010 to grant
Rs. 16 crores to companies for setting up
training institutes. The amount would be
used to build the needed infrastructure while
the vehicle manufacturer uses its vehicles
and manpower for training and also takes
care of the revenue and expenditure of the
institute.
Mr. K.C. Balasubramanian,
Asst. General Manager,
Sales & Marketing Group
driver training
Ashok Leyland has leveraged on the Gov-
ernment’s promising scheme and has train-
ing institutes coming up in Haryana, Bhu-
baneshwar, Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan
in the next few months.