With a view to increasing the annual revenue and to manage the monetary loss incurred upon Department of Transportation in the past few years, Minister, Department of Transportation, CP Singh in the presence of officials associated with Transportation Department inaugurated Online Check Post here on Wednesday.
Highlighting the benefits of the Online Check Post during the two-day technical training session, the Minister said that this online service besides, giving trust to ‘Digital India’ programme will create transparency in the system.
“The abolition of Check Posts in 2017 has resulted in hefty loss of approximately Rs. 100 crore. With the introduction of Online Check Post service, now the department can improve its source of revenue. Besides revenue generation, the Transport Department must focus on removing glitches in obtaining permits and end all anomalies involved in counter signature,” said the Minister.
Furthermore, the Minister added that attempts are being made to eradicate human resource crunch. “At present, we just have five Motor Vehicle Inspectors (MVIs) in the State. The number of District Transport Officers (DTOs) is also quite less. The Chief Minister has been informed about the condition of manpower in the department. All suitable measures will be taken up to address the issue,” stated Singh.
Meanwhile, describing about the benefits of Online Check Post designed under the expert supervision of National Informatics Centre (NIC) personnel, Secretary of Department of Transport, Rahul Sharma, said, “It is a centralized platform from where several online services will be gradually provided to the citizens. Vehicle owners can log onto the portal and deposit their due taxes through net banking facility and provides the required information about the vehicle. For checking the authenticity of receiving, the transport department officials will be able to cross-check the payment details by logging onto the portal using web-based software designed by NIC.”
Elaborating further on the benefits of Online service, Sharma said, “Keeping better planning, efficient monitoring including improved transparency in mind, the Online Check Post will aid the staffs of the Transport Department in several ways. Considering the present condition, approximately, 4.25 lakh vehicles were registered in 2017 whereas over six lakh vehicles registration annually is required to be done to increase the revenue. Due to lack of technology, the registration rate is immensely slow here in Jharkhand, the lowest in the country.”
Also, Sharma shared the details of a few projects undertaken by the Department on the occasion. “Besides the introduction of e-challan system, the department will start regional drivers’ training and research centers in each district with the support of GoI. The first regional drivers training and research centre will be started in Jamshedpur in technical collaboration with TATA Motors. Ashok leyland, Maruti and Tata Motors. Also, Motor Vehicle Fitness Centre located in Ormanjhi will be inaugurated in a month,” Sharma said.