Lok Sabha Question No. 6389 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-04-05
Subject: Bogus Driving Licences
Ministry: ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS
Asked by: RAJESH RANJAN  (PAPPU  YADAV), GOWDAR MALLIKARJUNAPPA SIDDESHWARA, RANJEET RANJAN, SUNIL KUMAR MONDAL

be pleased to state:

(a) whether there are a large number of bogus driving licenses in the country;

(b) if so, the details thereof, State-wise;

(c) whether there is any proposal to open driving license centres to check issuance of fake licences;

(d) if so, the details thereof and the time by which these driving license centres are likely to be opened, State-wise;

(e) whether fake licenses are the main reasons for accidents; and

(f) if so, the steps taken by the Government to make the present system transparent and to strengthen the traffic system along with steps to check issuance of fake licences?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

## (SHRI MANSUKH L. MANDAVIYA)

(a)  &  (b)  Ministry  of  Road  Transport  and  Highways  do  not  centrally  maintain  data  of  bogus  driving licences. However, as per an analysis done in January, 2015 on National Register for Driving Licences by  National  Informatics  Centre  (NIC)  regarding  fake  driving  licenses,  it  was  found  that  there  is  a possibility of duplicate licences. As on 5 th January, 2015, out of total 6,70,16,851 driving licences records available,  16,72,138 records were found to be possible duplicates spread over 7,99,923 clusters.  The percentage of probable duplicates stands at 2.5 percent as per this exercise. This information has been shared  with  respective  states  for  further  action.  Implementation  of  provisions  of  Motor  Vehicles  Act, 1988 and Central Motor Vehicles Rules, 1989 come under purview of State Governments concerned.

(c) & (d)  Presently, no such proposal is under consideration in this Ministry.

(e)  &  (f)  In  the  report  'Road  Accidents  in  India,  2016'  issued  by  Transport  Research  Wing  of  this Ministry,  fake  driving  licence  has  not  been  specially  mentioned  as  one  of  the  'Cause  of  Accidents'. However, as per the report, drivers' fault is single most important factor responsible for road accidents (84 per cent) on all roads in the country during 2016.

Provisions regarding issue of learner's licence and driving licence are contained in Chapter II of Motor Vehicles Act, 1988(MV Act) and Chapter II  of Central Motor Vehicles Rules, 1989(CMVRs). Ministry has introduced 'online' based citizen centric application VAHAN 4.0 and SARATHI 4.0 under digitization  to  ease  out  the  processes  and  curb  corruption.  Notification  mandating  online  issuance  of licence with the use of Aadhaar based identification has been issued vides GSR 243(E) dated 20 th March, 2018.  This  will  help  combat  the  issue  of  unskilled  drivers  on  roads.  Implementation  of  provisions  of Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 (MV Act) and Central Motor Vehicles Rules, 1989 (CMVRs) comes under the purview of State Governments.

The Motor Vehicles (Amendment) Bill, 2017, passed by Lok Sabha and presently in Rajya Sabha for  consideration  and  passing inter-alia proposes  many  clauses  which  will  promote  transparency, simplification and citizen facilitation process of issue of driving licences.

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 6389 ANSWERED ON 5 TH  APRIL, 2018

## BOGUS DRIVING LICENCES

## 6389.   SHRI RAJESH RANJAN: SHRI G.M. SIDDESHWARA: SHRIMATI RANJEET RANJAN:

SHRI SUNIL KUMAR MONDAL:

Will the Minister of ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

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