Thursday’s accident through which a business car caught fireplace simply 4 days after getting its health certificates (FC) renewed has thrown mild on the ineffective method through which automobiles are inspected by Regional Transport Offices (RTOs).
Various analysis research counsel that greater than two-thirds of car fires are brought on by mechanical faults. And solely to keep away from this, RTOs are given the duty of checking all business automobiles as soon as in a single or two years. They ought to be certain that all car components, notably brakes, clutches and electrical elements are in good situation.
“But the requirements of testing have come down of late due to two main causes — bribes and employees scarcity,” stated S Yuvaraj from Tamil Nadu Lorry Owners’ Association. Most of the car house owners method the RTOs for health exams via brokers by paying bribes and checks are lenient throughout such events, he stated. Despite vigilance wing reserving circumstances for FC bribes, it continues unabated.
Every yr greater than 5.5 lakh FCs are issued throughout Tamil Nadu. But there are solely 500 Motor Vehicle Inspectors to do that job, in response to official knowledge. This signifies the scarcity and must recruit extra inspectors. Many inspector posts have remained vacant since 2016, say transport division officers.
To resolve this and make car inspection processes environment friendly, The Ministry of Road Transport and Highways (MoRTH) directed all states to arrange Automatic Vehicle Fitness Testing Centres. In TN, proposals had been made in 2017-18 to have such centres in Sholinganallur, Chennai and Trichy on pilot foundation. But it has remained on paper until date.
Advocate R Srinivasan stated that in TN, solely faculty automobiles are subjected to strict checks and that too after the 2012 accident through which a Class II pupil from Zion Matriculation School died. And for this reason we will see information that hundreds of automobiles fail exams yearly. “The identical pointers have to be adopted for all business automobiles like cabs and buses, that are utilized by hundreds of thousands of frequent individuals on daily basis,” he stated.
Various analysis research counsel that greater than two-thirds of car fires are brought on by mechanical faults. And solely to keep away from this, RTOs are given the duty of checking all business automobiles as soon as in a single or two years. They ought to be certain that all car components, notably brakes, clutches and electrical elements are in good situation.
“But the requirements of testing have come down of late due to two main causes — bribes and employees scarcity,” stated S Yuvaraj from Tamil Nadu Lorry Owners’ Association. Most of the car house owners method the RTOs for health exams via brokers by paying bribes and checks are lenient throughout such events, he stated. Despite vigilance wing reserving circumstances for FC bribes, it continues unabated.
Every yr greater than 5.5 lakh FCs are issued throughout Tamil Nadu. But there are solely 500 Motor Vehicle Inspectors to do that job, in response to official knowledge. This signifies the scarcity and must recruit extra inspectors. Many inspector posts have remained vacant since 2016, say transport division officers.
To resolve this and make car inspection processes environment friendly, The Ministry of Road Transport and Highways (MoRTH) directed all states to arrange Automatic Vehicle Fitness Testing Centres. In TN, proposals had been made in 2017-18 to have such centres in Sholinganallur, Chennai and Trichy on pilot foundation. But it has remained on paper until date.
Advocate R Srinivasan stated that in TN, solely faculty automobiles are subjected to strict checks and that too after the 2012 accident through which a Class II pupil from Zion Matriculation School died. And for this reason we will see information that hundreds of automobiles fail exams yearly. “The identical pointers have to be adopted for all business automobiles like cabs and buses, that are utilized by hundreds of thousands of frequent individuals on daily basis,” he stated.
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