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Overview
Our Vision
Placing a healthy driver behind each steering.
Our Mission
Certify physical and mental fitness by conducting quality medical tests for all the candidates applying for driving licenses, being the pioneer in the medical field of Sri Lanka.
Objectives
- Examine physical and mental fitness of all the applicants for diving licences.
- Improve the quality and security aspects of the licences issued to candidates.
- Achieve quality of service through proper human resources management
Functions of the Institute as per the Act No 25 of 1997
- Providing medical services to drivers of all types of vehicles including heavy vehicles.
- Examine and issuing certificates of physical and mental fitness to drivers of all types of vehicles including heavy vehicles.
- Subject drivers and operators of all types of motor vehicles to medical examinations and make recommendations regarding their qualifications and suitability.
- Providing necessary medical services and assistance in road accidents relating to any type of motor vehicles.
- Ensure that all types of motor vehicles are driven and operated only by persons physically and mentally fit, by the institution itself.
- Providing medical advice and recommendations on industrial hygiene and industrial accidents.
- Formulation of relevant standards and fixing of limits pertaining to Transport Medical Activities to be followed by relevant implementing authorities.
History
The company was owned by the South Western Bus Limited and established at the Ratmalana Depot as a medical center to provide medical facilities to its employees. With the nationalization of the bus companies in 1958, the Ceylon Transport Board came into existence. After the ownership of the bus, it was renamed as 'SLTB Medical Division'.
The Medical Center established at the Ratmalana Depot premises was relocated to SLTB Nugegoda, High Level Road, No: 170 in 1970 with the intention of expanding its services. And operates as a self-generating state statutory body under the State Ministry of Vehicle Regulation, Bus Transport Services and Train Compartments and Motor Car Industry.
Operating in accordance with the National Transport Medical Institutions Act No. 25 of 1997 as a State Statutory Institution, the main objectives of this institute are all those who wish to commence training in heavy vehicles, light vehicles, driving schools in Sri Lanka, issuance of medical certificates to drivers who are referred by other external agencies including the Transport Authority, Hon. Judiciary, Sri Lanka Transport Board, after conducting a high quality medical examination on their health condition.
For this purpose, the head office and 25 branch offices have been established throughout the island. It has been 21 years since the National Transport Medical Institute became a national institution and the national mission it accomplishes is immense
Opening of branch offices
| Branch | Date Started |
|---|---|
| Kandy | 1999.01.01 |
| Galle | 2003.10.02 |
| Kurunegala | 2004.12.09 |
| Anuradhapura | 2005.06.02 |
| Hambantota | 2007.03.05 |
| Rathnapura | 2007.03.26 |
| Badulla | 2007.04.09 |
| Monaragala | 2007.05.09 |
| Ampara | 2007.06.05 |
| Batticaloa | 2009.01.15 |
| Werahera | 2009.03.27 |
| Matara | 2009.09.12 |
| Vavuniya | 2009.05.22 |
| Mannar | 2009.08.24 |
| Trincomalee | 2010.01.04 |
| Kilinochchi | 2010.11.19 |
| Jaffna | 2010.02.08 |
| Gampaha | 2010.08.13 |
| Kalutara | 2012.01.30 |
| Matale | 2013.11.22 |
| Kegalle | 2014.07.01 |
| Mulathivu | 2014.10.10 |
| Nuwara Eliya | 2014.10.17 |
| Polonnaruwa | 2014.11.11 |
| Puttalam | 2014.12.15 |
