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PM Gati Shakti Scheme

12 Oct 2024

PM Gati Shakti Reviews 208 Infrastructure Projects Worth Rs 15.39 Lakh Crore

The PM Gati Shakti National Master Plan (NMP) has onboarded 44 Central Ministries and 36 states/UTs and a total of 1,614 data layers have also been integrated.

driving license renewal

21 Feb 2024

Government Extends License Renewal Validity till February 29

Road Transport and Highways Ministry Extends License Renewal Validity for those whose licenses were on the verge of expiry, particularly those scheduled to lapse on 31 January 2024 and 15 February 2024.

10 Oct 2022

Govt amends BH series number plate rules in India: All you need to KNOW

To make BH series registration more accessible to people, the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways has issued new rules that allow the transfer of vehicles with BH series registration.

22 Jul 2022

Nitin Gadkari shares 1st images of Amritsar-Bathinda-Jamnagar highway: IN PICS

Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways Nitin Gadkari has shared stunning images of the 600 km stretch of 1225 km Amritsar-Bathinda-Jamnagar access controlled corridor, which is completed at a cost of Rs 26,730 crore.

28 Feb 2022

Govt hikes compensation for death in hit-&-run cases from Rs 25,000 to Rs 2 L

A release by the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways on Sunday stated that it has notified the scheme for compensation of victims of Hit & Run motor accidents vide notification dated 25th February 2022 to cater to enhanced compensation (from Rs 12,500 to Rs 50,000 for grievous hurt and from Rs 25,000 to Rs 2,00,000 for death).

12 Dec 2021

NH 334B connecting Baghpat to Rohna will be completed by January 2022: Gadkari

NH-334B, which is a spur road of National Highway 34 and traverses Haryana and Uttar Pradesh, is expected to provide seamless connectivity from UP to Rajasthan via Haryana, ensuring users can bypass Delhi traffic.

vehicle scrapping policy

05 Oct 2021

Vehicle Scrapping Policy 2021: Govt announces incentives and disincentives

Fees for conducting fitness tests and renewing fitness certificates for motor vehicles older than 15 years have been raised. An increase in the charge for certifying the fitness of transport vehicles older than 15 years. Renewal fees for personal automobiles (non-transport vehicles) older than 15 years have been raised.

20 Aug 2021

'You talk very sweetly but write in a stern manner,' Thackeray to Gadkari

A letter written by Gadkari to the chief minister, claiming that leaders of Thackeray-led Shiv Sena were harassing officials and contractors "I want to assure you that I will not let anyone come in the way of public welfare works," Uddhav Thackeray said.

15 Aug 2021

Shiv Sena leaders obstructing highway project, Nitin Gadkari alleges in letter

Contractors and officials are being harassed with "illegal demands" and in some cases, work has been stopped by local leaders The four-laning of the 202-km National Highway between Akola and Nanded including the construction of a 12-km bypass from Gedshi to Washim has been stopped by local Shiv Sena leaders

Ministry of Road Transport and Highways

18 Jul 2021

Vintage vehicle owners alert! Centre has formalised registration process

Vehicle owners will have to buy an insurance policy. Upon registration, you’ll receive your registration certificate for your vintage vehicle within 60 days.

Ministry of Road Transport and Highways

27 Jun 2021

Mandatory installation of front seat airbags in cars deferred till Dec 31

The step has been taken in view of the COVID-19 pandemic situation in India. It is mandatory to have an airbag in the driver's seat in the current models. The Society of Indian Automobile Manufacturers (SIAM) had demanded an extension in the deadline.

Ministry of Road Transport and Highways

17 Jun 2021

Transport Ministry to soon launch new format for vehicle pollution certificate

A PUC Certificate is a document that is provided to vehicle owners upon inspection of emission levels. The Ministry will launch a common format of pollution certificate. The PUC form also needs to have details of the vehicle, owner and emission status.

Ministry of Road Transport and Highways

02 May 2021

Alert! Vehicle ownership transfer rules updated, check new laws HERE

The owner can now put the name of the nominee at the time of registration of the vehicles. The owner of a vehicle has to submit proof of the identity of the nominee. The Ministry of Road Transport and Highways on November 27, 2020, had proposed to amend the Central Motor Vehicles Rules, 1989.

driving licence

26 Mar 2021

Govt extends validity of driving licence, vehicle documents till June

It is advised that the validity of the documents that have expired since February 1, the same may be treated to be valid till June 30, 2021, the ministry said in an advisory to states. Enforcement authorities are advised to treat such documents valid till June 30, 2021, the MoRTH said adding that "this will help out citizens in availing transport-related services". Stating that this may be the last advisory in this regard, the ministry has asked the states to implement this advisory in letter and spirit, so that citizens are not harassed or face difficulties.

All India Tourist Vehicles Authorization and Permit Rules

14 Mar 2021

MoRT&H announces new scheme for tourist vehicle operators: Check details here

This will be issued after the submission of relevant documents and fees deposited, within 30 days. The new set of rules, which are known as, “All India Tourist Vehicles Authorization and Permit Rules, 2021" will be applicable from April 1, 2021. The scheme will also help in the consolidation of a central database and provide an overall sense of tourist movements and lead to insights about the further scope of improvement.

Ministry of Road Transport and Highways

14 Mar 2021

15-year-old govt vehicles likely to go off road from 2022

The Ministry has published draft rules and will seek suggestions from stakeholders for 30 days before notifying them. The move is seen to be in line with the government's recently announced Scrappage Policy, which aims to take old and higher polluting vehicles off the road for environmental protection. There are more than 10 million old and polluting vehicles in India and this move is expected to get rid of old police vans, postal vans, state transport buses, and ambulances to name a few.

13 Mar 2021

Planning to link your driving licence with Aadhaar card? Here’s how to do it

This is aimed at preventing the forgery of documents of absconding drivers in a road accident. With this, police can easily track the accused and get complete information about the driver. Currently, the ministry has started providing 18 services related to driving license and RCs online such as renewal of DL, learner's license and change of address in DL.

27 Dec 2020

Centre extends validity of vehicular documents like DLs, RCs till this date

The Centre extended the validity of vehicular documents like DLs, RCs, permits etc till Mach 31, 2021 due to COVID-19. The Centre had earlier issued advisories dated March 30, 2020, June 9, and August 24 regarding the extension of validity of documents. It was said that validity of Fitness, Permit (all types), License, Registration will be treated to be valid till Dec 31 2020.

08 Nov 2020

FASTag mandatory for all 4-wheelers from January 1, 2021

FASTag was made mandatory for M and N class four-wheelers sold before December 1, 2017, after the amendment of Central Motor Vehicles Rules, 1989.

Ministry of Road Transport and Highways

10 Oct 2020

Centre seeks suggestions for facilitating renewal of international DL

The citizens can apply through the Indian Embassy or the Mission Abroad portals. The applications would then move to the VAHAN for being considered by the respective RTOs.

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