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Puducherry set to introduce 'Pink Licence' Saturdays. Read here

Department of Transport has earmarked Saturdays as pink licence days to issue driving licences to women and girl students

1 min read13 Dec 2021
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Validity of driving licence (DL), vehicle registration extended, Details here

The deadline for the validity of driving licence (DL), vehicle documents was earlier set for June 30

1 min read17 Jun 2021
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Amid pandemic, govt looking at renewal of international driving licence for those who are abroad

Public suggestions have been invited for facilitating renewal of International driving licence amid pandemicGovt is looking at a proposal that includes the removal of the conditions of a medical certificate and a valid visa at the time of making the request for the International Driving Permit

1 min read10 Oct 2020
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Validity of driving licences and motor vehicle documents extended till 31 Dec

The decision was necessitated due to prevailing Covid-19 situation in the country, says govt

2 min read24 Aug 2020
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Payments made for fitness certificate, driving licence won't lapse until 31 July

'There are cases where the fees have already been paid, for the service or renewal, however the process could not be completed due to lockdown. Further, there are issues where citizen is finding difficult to deposit fees due to closure of RTO offices,' govt said

1 min read24 May 2020
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Centre extends till 30 June validity of driving licences that expired since 1 Feb

The validity of permits and registration that expired since 1 February have also been extended to June-endThe move was necessitated to ensure hassle-free transportation of cargo amid the lockdown over the coronavirus pandemic

1 min read30 Mar 2020
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Motor Vehicles Act: Driving licence, vehicle documents can be carried in electronic format

Vehicle documents can be presented through DigiLocker or m-parivahan platformsTransport ministry says unnecessary harassment and fine on person for not able to produce the physical copy is not justified as per rules

1 min read23 Sep 2019
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Delhi man fined ₹23k for violating traffic rules with his bike worth ₹15k

Gurugram Police issued him a challan for not carrying the documents including driving licence, registration certificate and pollution certificate'Value of my Scooty is around ₹15,000. I even got a copy of RC on WhatsApp from home but by then the challan had been printed,' says Dinesh Madan

2 min read3 Sep 2019
Politics

How Motor Vehicles Act will impact drivers from September 1

Obtaining a driving licence will not be easy if a person lacks skills as driving tests are expected to become technology-drivenNot wearing helmet will attract a fine of ₹1,000 and lead to suspension of licence for three months

3 min read30 Aug 2019
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Driving licences: Govt to remove educational qualification requirement

The removal of the educational qualification requirement will open up employment opportunities for a large number of unemployed personsThe govt has initiated process to amend Rule 8 of Central Motor Vehicles 1989 and a draft notification in this regard will be issued soon

2 min read18 Jun 2019
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