Khairatabad RTA licence mela held for drivers

Hyderabad: RTA Khairatabad held a licence mela for auto-rickshaw drivers to obtain Learners’ Licence, to mark the birthday of Chief Minister K. Chandrasekhar Rao.

An estimated 60 per cent of the 2 lakh autorickshaw drivers do not have licences. Hundreds of drivers applied for the licence at the camp opened by joint transport commissioner T. Raghunath.

Telangana Auto Drivers Samakhya leader A. Sathi Reddy said  since Class 8 was the minimum qualification to obtain a transport licence, the drivers applied for general category licence.