No need to visit RTO for driving licence renewal, 17 other services—check full list here
The ministry of Road and Transport Highways (MORTH) has notified Aadhaar-based authentication of 18 services, including learner’s licence, licence renewal, duplicate licence and hence applicants can avoid visiting RTO offices.
This will reduce the compliance burden on citizens, helping them to avail these services in a hassle free, contact less manner.
Reducing footfall, increasing RTO efficiency
The move will reduce the footfall in the RTO office, which will further increase efficiency of the RTO offices as well. Source: DNA
What Road and Transport Highways Ministry said?
“Certain services regarding Driving License and Certificate of Registration have been made completely online. Now these services can be availed without going to RTO. With Aadhaar authentication, on voluntary basis, anyone can get the benefit of these contactless services,” The ministry of Road and Transport Highways (MORTH) posted on their official Twitter handle. Source: PTI
'Reduce compliance burden on citizens'
“This will reduce the compliance burden on citizens, helping them to avail these services in a hassle free, contact less manner. This will also reduce the footfall in the RTO office, which will further increase efficiency of the RTO offices as well,” ministry wrote in a separate Twitter post. Source: Pixabay
What it includes?
These services which can now be availed by citizens from the comfort of their homes include: Learner’s licence, Renewal of driving licence for which test of competence to drive is not required, Duplicate driving license, Change of address in driving licence and Certificate of Registration, Issue of international driving permit, Surrender of class of vehicle from licence, Application for temporary registration of motor vehicle, Application for registration of motor vehicle with a fully built body. Source: Pixabay
All 18 services for which citizen required to undergo Aadhaar authentication:
1. Learner’s licence
2. Renewal of driving licence for which test of competence to drive is not required
3. Duplicate driving licence
4. Change of address in driving licence and certificate of registration
5. Issue of international driving permit
6. Surrender of class of vehicle from licence
7. Application for temporary registration of motor vehicle
8. Application for registration of motor vehicle with fully built body
9. Application for issue of duplicate certificate of registration
10. Application for grant of NOC for certificate of registration
11. Notice of transfer of ownership of motor vehicle
12. Application for transfer of ownership of motor vehicle
13. Intimation of change of address in certificate of registration
14. Application for registration for driver training from accredited driver training centre
15. Application for registration of motor vehicle of diplomatic officer
16. Application for assignment of fresh registration mark of motor vehicle of diplomatic officer
17. Endorsement of hire-purchase agreement
18. Termination of hire-purchase agreement