There are 1,122,418 female driver’s license holders out of a total of 12,700,000 licence holders in Sri Lanka, the Department of Motor Traffic (DMT) reported.
According to Aruna newspaper, DMT Commissioner (driver’s license) Wasantha Ariyarathne revealed that among them 2082 women have obtained heavy vehicle licences.
Stating that driver’s licences were issued to 23,488 women by 31st December in the year 2010, he said that a significant increase in female applicants has been noted in the 10-year period until December 2020.
During this 10-year period, a total of 943,749 women have obtained their driver’s licences, Wasantha Ariyarathne said. (NewsWire)