Bumper Offer For Telangana Women: Free Bus Training

Hyderabad, Aug 1 (Maxim News): The Telangana government has taken a crucial decision to provide free training in bus driving to women in the state. This scheme was launched to promote women’s empowerment. Its main objective is to provide free training in heavy vehicle driving to women. 

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The government started this program by taking the role of Sarita, who was appointed as the first woman RTC bus driver in Telangana, as an example.  This training is being conducted by the government in collaboration with the Society for the Eradication of Poverty (SERP) and a non-governmental organization called MoWo.  The government will take steps to provide jobs in the RTC to those who qualify in this training.  Minister Seethakka recently said the same. This free training program will provide an opportunity for women to excel in the transport sector as well.  Moreover, the main objective of this scheme is to provide women with a respectable position economically and in society.  

Telangana has included some rules related to the educational qualifications, age, height, and health of women who want to apply for this scheme.

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The age of the candidate should be between 21 – 40 years, must have passed 10th class. Must be a resident of Telangana state.  Must have an Aadhaar card issued in Telangana.  Height 160 cm.  Must be physically fit.  

There will be 3 months of residential training.  As for interviews and selection, selection will be done through telephone as well as in-person interviews.   

As for driving & soft skills training, 3 months of residential driving training is given.  After that, 6 months of soft skills + safety training are given.

Finally, there will be job placement & internship.  Through this, women who have received free heavy vehicle driving training will be provided jobs in the RTC.  

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Minister Seethakka made a key announcement on this.  On the occasion of the launch of the free bus driving training program for women in Telangana, she felicitated Sarita, who was appointed as the first woman bus driver in Telangana.  She said that this will help women become financially independent and live with self-respect.  The minister said that this program has been designed taking the role of woman driver Sarita Nayak as an example.  

Saritha, a resident of Sityathanda, Narayanapuram Mandal, Sansthan narayanapuram, Yadadri bhuvanagiri District, created history by becoming the first woman driver in Telangana RTC.  Due to her family’s financial situation, she dropped out of school at a young age.  Since then, she learned to drive an auto  and supported her family.  After that, she obtained a heavy vehicle driving license.  Later, she worked as a bus driver in Delhi transport Corporation (DTC) for about 10 years. 

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However, as her parents were old, she returned to Telangana to take care of them.  In this process, she met ministers and requested for a driver job in Telangana.  To this, the state government responded positively and provided her with an opportunity as a bus driver in RTC.  (Maxim News)

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