Shimla: Women in Himachal Pradesh have also started participating in the driving profession. This time two women have participated for the driver recruitment exam. At present, a woman driver is posted in HRTC. If these two women pass the driver recruitment exam of HRTC, then the number of women drivers in HRTC may increase in the coming times. The craze of women towards driving has increased in Himachal Pradesh. Women are not only driving small vehicles, but the steering of vehicles like buses, trucks, pickups and JCBs are also now in the hands of women. Although their number is still small, but in future women will also work shoulder to shoulder with men in the field of driving.
276 posts will be filled
Two women applicants have also applied for the posts of 276 drivers of HRTC in the state. Candidates who pass the preliminary test process of driving will have to appear in the final test at Sarkaghat. 13,832 applications were found correct and call letters have been issued to them. Out of these candidates two female applicants have also applied for the posts of Driver.
seema first woman driver
Seema Thakur, a resident of Arki in Solan district, is the first woman driver of HRTC. She drives HRTC bus on Inter State Route. Seema’s father Baliram Thakur was also a driver in HRTC. He got appointment in HRTC in the year 2016 after passing the driving test.
prelims on 1st may
HRTC MD Sandeep Kumar said that information letters have been sent to all the eligible candidates and if anyone has not received the letter, he can contact the divisional office by phone. The final driving test of the candidates who have passed the preliminary driving test will be held on 1st May at Automated System IDTR Sarkaghat. Candidates who have passed the final test in Eight Track, Gradient Track and H Track will be selected for the post of Driver on the basis of merit of the time taken for the driving test in the above mentioned tracks.
