COVID-19: Validity of driving licence to be extended; registration till June 30

On Monday the Centre extended the validity of documents like driving licenses, permits and registration that expired since February 1 till June 30, in a move to ensure hassle-free transportation of cargo during the lockdown over the novel coronavirus pandemic.

In a warning to all states and Union Territories, the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways has requested that they treat such records as substantial till June 30. The choice was taken to encourage the residents confronting challenges in reestablishing the legitimacy of different records identified with the Motor Vehicles Act and the Central Motor Vehicles Rules because of across the nation lockdown in the nation and conclusion of government transport workplaces, as indicated by the warning.

It mentioned all states to “treat records under MV Act and Rules, whose augmentation of legitimacy couldn’t or not likely be handled because of lock-down and which have lapsed since first of February, 2020 or would terminate by 30th of June 2020, as substantial till 30th of June 2020.” The archives incorporate wellness, grant (numerous kinds), driving permit, enlistment or some other concerned report under the Motor Vehicles Act.

It called attention to that the legislature had accommodated the accessibility of the fundamental merchandise and creation, and had permitted the vehicles for the vehicle of such goods/cargo. The service mentioned all states to actualize the warning in “letter and spirit” with the goal that the individuals and transporters and associations rendering fundamental administrations don’t get hassled and face troubles.

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