Keypoints:
- Centre has announced the validity of documents like driving licenses, vehicle registration certificates, fitness certificates and other permits till September 30, 2022.
- This extension will be applied only for those documents expired after February 2020 and couldn’t be renewed due to Covid restrictions.
On Thursday, the Centre announced the validity of documents like driving licenses, vehicle registration certificates, fitness certificates and other permits till September 30, 2022. This extension will be applied only for those documents expired after February 2020 and couldn’t be renewed due to Covid restrictions.
Earlier on June 17, the Union Road Transport Ministry tweeted, “Taking into consideration the need to prevent the spread of COVID-19, MoRT&H has advised the Enforcement Authorities that the validity of Fitness, Permit (all types), License, Registration or any other concerned document(s) may be treated to be valid till 30th Sept, 2021.”
The ministry said that the new rules will be applicable for all the documents which have expired since February 2020 or which would expire on or before September 30, 2021. It also said that the new advisory has been issued in order for the citizens to avail transport-related services while maintaining social distancing amid the Covid-19 pandemic.
The ministry noted in its advisory that all the States and Union Territories have been asked to implement the new rules to avoid citizens, transporters and other organisations that are “operating under this difficult time” from getting “harassed”.
Officials have clarified that the Pollution Under Control (PUC) certificates have however been exempted from the extension.
Similar extension was provided earlier on March 26, in which the government had extended the validity of such documents which had expired between February 2020 and June 30, 2021, citing the Covid restrictions.
Union Road Transport Minister Nitin Gadkari has said that validity of the documents related to motor vehicles Act, 1988 has been extended till September 30, 2021. “This covers all documents whose validity has expired since 1st Feb, 2020 or would expire by 30th Sept 2021. Enforcement authorities are advised to treat such documents valid till 30th of Sept 2021,” he tweeted on Thursday.
Similar relaxations regarding the validity of documents were given by the government in March, June, August and December last year.
