Maruti Udyog soon to launch driving school in Ahmedabad

Maruti Udyog Limited will launch its Maruti Driving School (MDS) jointly with Kataria Motors by next month in Ahmedabad.

The MDS will be quipped with simulator and provide five new maruti models for learners.

India's largest car manufacturer had announced to launch more than 50 driving schools in 15 cities across the country.

It already has three MDS in Chandigarh, Bangalore and Kollam (Kerala).

Managing director of Kataria Automobiles, Niranjan Khambete said, "We will be starting MDS by next month. The school will have five instructors including a lady instructor."

Each driving instructor will be intensively trained for a fortnight at Institute of Driving Training & Research (IDTR), Delhi, which is managed by Maruti.

The one-month training course would include basic theory about cars, simulators to enable learners to familiarize with car before they take the actual vehicle on the road.

These will also simulate various road and weather conditions like fog, dim light, uphill and downhill terrain, to provide comprehensive training to learners.

It will be followed by a practical training for 15-20 days for an hour each, basic emergency repairs and finally a rules and regulations test. The charge of the course will be Rs. 3500.

The driving school will provide five new maruti cars "� Maruti 800, Alto, Zen, Wagon R and Esteem.

The school will be set up near the Helmet crossroads in Drive-in road, he added.

The school is open for everyone.

"The school is not limited to Maruti customers only. Anyone intending to buy a car can join the Maruti driving school," he added.