The State Government has initiated many citizen-friendly services in the transport sector and several certificates have been made paperless, slowly making one’s visit to the Regional Transport Offices (RTOs) a thing of the past
Now, the Government has decided to stop issue of three paper-based certificates with effect from February 4.
Transport Commissioner Sanjeeb Panda has issued an order in this regard saying, “The issue of paper-based Learners’ Licence, Fitness Certificate and Contract Carriage and Goods Carriage Permit shall be stopped in the larger interest of the public with effect from February 4, 2019.”
Panda in his order has said that Learners’ Licence, Fitness Certificate and Contract Carriage and Goods Carriage Permit can be downloaded by an applicant at his place of convenience without coming to an RTO.
This would reduce the number of visits by a citizen to the RTO and the officers would be engaged in other qualitative works, said a senior officer in State Transport Authority (STA).
These documents contain a Quick Response (QR) Code, which can be scanned and its genuineness can be verified from https://parivahan.gov.in.
While applying for a Driving Licence, the requirement of attaching Original Learner’s Licence is hereby dispensed with. The licence authority can verify the details of the Learners’ Licence from the web portal.
In order to download the above documents, proper procedures have been lined up for the applicant and RTOs have been asked to make them acquainted with the procedures.
Once the RTOs are made aware about the procedures, they can explain to the applicants whenever required, said an RTA officer. This would not only reduce footfalls in the RTOs but citizens would also be able to receive the facility at their own convenience, said he.