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Tamil Nadu State Health Transport Department has been functioning since 1981 and the main objective of the Directorate is to keep the off-road vehicles of Health and Family Welfare Department to the minimum.

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The total fleet strength of the various Directorates under the control of Health and Family Welfare Department is 2877.

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ACTIVITIES

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Seven Regional Workshops are functioning at Chennai, Vellore, Salem, Coimbatore, Trichirappalli, Madurai and Tirunelveli.? Apart from this, Nine District level Workshops,? twenty seven Mobile Maintenance Units and one Reconditioning and Central Body Repairing Unit at Chennai are also functioning.

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?This Department has progressively improved the percentage of fleet in operation from 72.6% (1981) to 96%? (2002).? In addition to above, this Department is also ensuring fast procurement of new vehicles sanctioned for various Directorates under the control of Health and Family Welfare Department.

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Apprenticeship training is also being imparted by the Department to I.T.I Certificate holders, B.E Graduates and Diploma holders sponsored by the Directorate of Employment? and Training, Tamil Nadu? and the Director of Apprenticeship Training, Government of India, Taramani.

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????????????????S. SEMMALAI,

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