COLOMBO (News 1st): Cabinet has invalidated the 2017 cabinet decision to allow private establishments to carry out practical exams in order to obtain a driver’s license.

Issuing a press release, the Ministry of Passenger Transport Management said the decision taken in 2017 was invalidated by a cabinet paper presented by subject Minister Mahinda Amaraweera.

The decision was made following a discussion between Minister Mahinda Amaraweera and Vehicle Inspectors Association.

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