State
Institute of Automotive & Driving skills, Mahuana,(SIADS)
a driving training institute is a joint venture of Tata
Motors with Punjab Government. SAIDS is situated on
the Malout–Dabwali Road (NH-10) at village Mahuana,
in Shri Muktsar Sahib district of Punjab state (India).
SIADS was inaugurated on 19th
February 2010 by the Chief Minister of Punjab Shri.
Prakash Sing Badal and Mr. P.M. Telang, Managing Director,
India operations, Tata Motors Ltd., Master Mohan Lal(Transport
Minister Punjab) & other senior aothorties were
present at the inauguration.
The institute has been set up
in area of 14acres. The state government has invested
about Rs.15crore towards creating a modern complex,
computerised driving track and hostel facilities besides
providing the land and infrastructure. Tata Motors Ltd.
have invested about Rs.2.75 crore in providing support
in the form of designing course content, technical assistance
and know-how, guidence, vehicles and earth moving equipment,
training aggregates and teaching aids. The training
aims is developing for the right atitude for safe driving
and road safety among drivers.
The objective
of the institute is to provide training to the youth
of Punjab and in turn, enhance their employability.
The institute trains drivers for heavy and light commercial
vehicles, buses, passenger cars, off-the-road (OTR)
vehicles, earth moving equipments, and also provide
technical training related to trades such as welding(Gas
& Electric),Mechanic auto electrical & electronics,
Mechanic refrigration & air conditioning, Mechanic
Motor Vehicle, Mechanic Diesel, Mechanic electronics,
Driver-cum-mechanic LMV and Driver-cum-mechanic HMV.
Each batch in a trade has a capacity to accomodate around
32 learners and the module is designed for six months
to two years depending on the trade whereas for driving
training the duration ranges up to three months. |
