Dikhyaa Mohanty 
Three new Institutes of Driving Training and Research will be developed, managed, and operated by Ashok Leyland under a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) that the State Transport Authority (STA), Odisha, signed (IDTR). The new institutes would be run in the Sundargarh district’s Berhampur, Keonjhar, and Bonai.
Since 2013, a heavy motor vehicle (HMV) driving school has been operating in Jajpur’s Chhatia. The Chhatia HMV Institute was jointly developed by the state of Odisha and Ashok Leyland with the goals of developing skilled HMV drivers to address the needs of the transportation sector and preparing local youngsters for employment.
Up to this point, the institution has trained 60,581 drivers. Now, the state government has made the decision to establish three additional similar institutions in Berhampur, Keonjhar, and Bonai, particularly in the state’s mining region where there is a greater need for trained drivers.
