Delhi Transport Minister Kailash Gahlot has asked the Transport Commissioner to ensure all types of driving licences issued by the department were renewed with biometric information and equipped with smart chips.
In a letter to the Transport Commissioner, Gahlot said he has learnt that motor licencing officers (MlOs) were refusing to renew old licences that are without smart chips. The old licences were issued prior to 1999.
Gahlot said any licence issued by the department should be renewed on fulfillment of terms and conditions prescribed under the Motor Vehicle Act and rules framed thereunder.
In 2012, the Transport Department has made it mandatory for all driving-licence holders to switch to smart cards complete with biometric information.
A Transport Department official said some licence holders, who did not switch to smart cards, now face problems during renewal.