Amid the COVID 19 Pandemic, the center has extended the validity of the driving license and other motor vehicle documents. The Ministry had earlier issued advisories on 30th March and 9th June this year regarding extension of validity of the documents related to Motor Vehicles Act, 1988, and Central Motor Vehicle Rules, 1989. It was advised that the validity of Fitness, Permit (all types), License, Registration, or any other concerned document(s) may be treated to be valid till the 30th of September 2020.
The motor vehicle documents include: Driving license, fitness, permits, registration papers
under Vehicle Act 1988.
In a tweet by the official twitter account Ministry of Road Transport and highways said:
“MoRTH has decided to extend the validity of Fitness, Permits, Licenses, Registration or other documents till the 31st of December 2020 to prevent spread of #COVID19 across the country.”
The MORTH also States that “This step is likely to help out the citizens in availing transport-related services.”
