Govt unveils online tools for motor registration, DL

The government has introduced new online systems for vehicle registration and driving licences, aimed at simplifying the issuance process and curbing corruption.

"Provisions regarding issuance of learner's licence and driving licence are contained in... the MV Act. The ministry has introduced online based citizen-centric application Vahan 4.0 and Sarathi 4.0 under digitisation to ease the processes and curb corruption," Minister of State for Road Transport and Highways Pon Radhakrishnan told the Lok Sabha in a written reply.

The minister said 85 road transport offices under Vahan 4.0 and 235 road transport offices under Sarathi 4.0 have been brought to the centralised platform.

Besides, the ministry has notified that fitness certificate for renewal of a motor vehicle can be obtained from a state or a union territory other than the state or the UT where the vehicle is registered, the minister said.

He added that the central road fund (CRF) rules have been amended marking 10 per cent of CRF allocations for road safety improvement works for state roads.

"The amount of funds likely to be allocated in 2017-18 is about Rs 720 crore, which is 10 per cent of CRF allocation to states and union territories for state roads (except village roads)," he said.

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