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Odisha Govt to Set Up Five More Driving Training Centres, 35 Testing Stations to Power Road Safety

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September 15, 2025

The Odisha government has decided to set up five more institutes of driving training and research (IDTRs) in the state to provide both light motor vehicle and heavy motor vehicle training to aspiring drivers with a focus on reducing road accidents and improving driving skills.

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Sources said the ministry of Road Transport and Highways (MoRTH) has been proposed to provide financial assistance of ₹17.5 crore for each IDTR to come up at Bhubaneswar, Angul, Koraput, Sambalpur and Kalahandi.

Once the institutes are established, the state will have nine such driving institutes for scientific training programmes for drivers, driving school instructors and officers of the motor vehicle department for improving road user behaviour.

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