Lok Sabha Question No. 6438 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-04-05
Subject: Driving Licenses
Ministry: ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS
Asked by: SURESH KODIKUNNIL

be pleased to state:

(a) whether the Government is aware of the fact that despite the cancellation of driving licenses, errant individuals are freely driving vehicles as there is no embedded technology that identifies and flags such usage in the existing forms of licenses;

(b) if so, whether the Government proposes to introduce technologies that will store and disseminate such data,  so  that  people  driving  vehicles  without  proper/legal  licenses  can  be  located  and  prevented  from plying on the roads;

(c) if so, whether the Government is considering to constitute an expert team to study similar models in practice in other nations and adopt such technologies; and

(d) if so, the details thereof and the time by which it is likely to be implemented?

## ANSWER

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

## (SHRI MANSUKH L. MANDAVIYA)

(a) to (d) 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 for vehicles registration and SARATHI 4.0 for driving licences 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 to prevent making of  illegal driving licences.  Implementation  of  provisions  of  Motor  Vehicles  Act,  1988  (MV  Act)  and  Central  Motor Vehicles Rules, 1989 (CMVRs) comes under the purview of State Governments.

National  Database  on  Driving  Licenses  and  Vehicle  registration  has  already  been  created  and being  used.  National  Informatics  Centre  (NIC)  who  has  been  entrusted  with  the  design,  development, computerization roll-out and maintenance of the VAHAN and SARATHI project across all the states and Union  Territory  Administrations  has  achieved  almost  100%  success  in  terms  of  deployment  of  core Schema/product  for  Vehicle  Registration  (VAHAN)  and  for  Driving  Licenses  (SARATHI)  across  the country.  Subsequently  to  consolidate  the  database,  State  Register  (SR)  for  all  the  states  and  National Register  (NR)  were  established.  Almost  all  the  sites  in  36  States/Union  Territory  Administrations  are connected.  More  than  20  crore  Vehicle  records  and  10  crore  Driving  License  records  are  available  in National Register repository. State Transport Departments and enforcement agencies have been provided access  to  data  on  National  Register  to  facilitate  instant  verification  of  all  driving  licenses  (DLs)/ Registration Certificate (RCs) and the digitalized data is also made accessible through Mobile by sending SMS from their registered number.

The Motor Vehicles (Amendment) Bill, 2017, passed by Lok Sabha and presently in Rajya Sabha for consideration and passing, provides for centralised register of driving licences. This will further help to carry reforms in the driving licence testing process and eliminating the duplicate licences.

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## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 6438

ANSWERED ON 5 TH  APRIL, 2018

## DRIVING LICENSES

## 6438.   SHRI KODIKUNNIL SURESH:

## Will the Minister of ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

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