Now, vehicle owners have an option to carry digitalcopies of their Driving Licences (DLs) and Registration Certificates (RCs) inthe state, as the Punjab Transport Department has allowed the electronic formatof DLs and RCs.
Giving this information, Punjab Transport Minister Ms.Razia Sultana said that driving licences and vehicle registration certificatescan be produced through mobile apps- mParivahan and DigiLocker, if lawenforcement authorities like the traffic police and RTOs will ask for these documentsduring on the spot inspection. It will enable vehicle owners not to carry theplastic cards or physical copies.
A letter has been issued by State Transport Commissionerto all Secretaries of Punjab State Regional Transport Authorities/SDMs and ADGPtraffic to sensitize the checking staff of police department in this regard,said the cabinet minister, while asking the officials to ensure that"virtual" driving licences and vehicle registration certificates onsmartphones will be authenticated on the spot verification.
Ms. Razia Sultana directed that the information regardingallowing ‘virtual’ DLs and RCs should be put on the notice boards of thetransport offices in the state to aware the general public. Besides, realizingthe Digital Punjab drive, this system will also eliminate corruption and willhelp the people to avoid hefty fines in case of non-availability of hard copyof DL and RC, she added.
State Transport Commissioner Dr. Amarpal Singh furtherinformed that if anyone forget driving licence/vehicle registration certificateat home or misplaced or waiting for delivery of printed smart chip DL or RCthan no need to worry, just download the app mParivahan or DigiLocker and saveyour virtual DL or RC. This is now absolutely valid and can be shown at thetime of checking.
He said that the moment applicant’s RC or DL is approvedby registering and licencing authority, he/she get a message on phone about theapproval and that can be downloaded inthe app.