MSDS Goal: Maruti Suzuki Driving Schools aim to train around 25 lakh people by 2025

Maruti Suzuki India Ltd, the country's largest carmaker, announced on Wednesday that the number of its professional driving training schools has reached 500 milestones across the country. The goal of the company is to train around 25 lakh people by 2025, as per PTI reported.

The Maruti Suzuki Driving Schools (MSDS) was launched in the year 2005. The school have now a presence across 242 cities, with 500 state-of-the-art driving training schools, and has trained more than 17 lakh clients, according to the firm.

"The MSDS network has around 1,500 certified and qualified expert trainers, who have been imparting safe driving training. By 2025, we aim to expand the Maruti Suzuki Driving School network and train over 2.5 million people on quality driving skills," said Maruti Suzuki India Ltd (MSIL), Senior Executive Director (Marketing & Sales) Shashank Srivastava.

The MSDS was launched with the core objective of imparting safe driving training and road behaviour among customers to make Indian roads safer, he said, adding, "Over the years, it has introduced global standards for imparting quality driving training and setting new benchmarks through its advanced training methodology."

According to MSIL, these schools were established by the firm in collaboration with its dealers and offer driving courses that include both theory and practical training based on international best driving standards, said PTI.

Customers are educated on a variety of topics, including appropriate road behaviour, defensive driving, traffic rules, and regulations, as well as a comprehensive knowledge overview of basic car maintenance and emergency handling techniques, according to the company.