New regulations for acquiring an Indian driver's licence will be put into effect by the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways on June 1 of 2024. Here are the key changes in the rules beginning June 1: Individuals can now take driving exams at private driving instruction institutions rather than government RTOs beginning June 1, 2024.

New regulations for acquiring an Indian driver's licence will be put into effect by the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways on June 1 of 2024. Here are the key changes in the rules beginning June 1: Individuals can now take driving exams at private driving instruction institutions rather than government RTOs beginning June 1, 2024. These institutions will be permitted to administer examinations and issue certificates of licence eligibility. The new restrictions would tighten cars emission regulations and phase out almost 900,000 government cars in an effort to cut pollution. The speeding fine continues to be between ₹1000 and ₹2000. Minors found driving will risk a ₹25,000 fine. The minor will not be able to obtain a licence until they are 25 years old, and the vehicle owner's registration card will also be cancelled. The Ministry has simplified the documentation necessary for a new licence. The specific documents required vary depending on the kind of vehicle (two-wheeler or four-wheeler). This minimises the requirement for physical examinations at RTOs. Also read: India must create 115 million jobs by 2030 to sustain economic growth, study finds Rules for private driving schools Driving schools must contain at least 1 acre of ground (2 acres for four-wheeler training). Schools must provide students with access to appropriate testing facilities. Trainers must have a high school education (or equivalent), at least 5 years of driving experience, and an understanding of biometrics and information technology systems. Light Motor Vehicles (LMV): 29 hours in 4 weeks, consisting of 21 hours of hands-on instruction and 8 hours of theory. Heavy Motor Vehicles (HMV): 31 hours of practical training and 8 hours of theoretical spread over 6 weeks. These rules guarantee that new drivers receive a high-quality education and preparation at private training institutions. Application process The application procedure is mostly unchanged. You can apply online or offline at https://parivahan.gov.in/. Application fees vary based on the kind of licence. For your licence to be approved, you must visit the RTO to submit documentation and demonstrate your driving skills. (With inputs from agencies)

New driving licence rules in India: Skip RTO tests, vehicle phase-out, and more from June 1

The Ministry says that these incentives and disincentives combined are aimed at encouraging vehicle owners to discard their old and polluting vehicles, which have higher maintenance and fuel consumption costs.

The Ministry of Road Transport and Highways issued a list of incentives and disincentives pertaining to the Vehicle Scrapping Policy on Tuesday. These incentives and disincentives combined are aimed at encouraging vehicle owners to discard their old and polluting vehicles, which have higher maintenance and fuel consumption costs.

"As an incentive, there will be a waiver of the fee for the issuance of a certificate of registration for a new vehicle, purchased under the authority of the Certificate of Deposit (CoD) issued by a Registered Vehicle Scrapping Facility for a vehicle being scrapped, according to the press statement by the ministry.

The disincentives include:&nbsp;

1) An increase in the fee for conducting fitness tests and renewing fitness certificates for vehicles older than 15 years.

2)An increase in the fitness certification fee for transport vehicles more than 15 years old.&nbsp;

3). An increase in the registration fee for personal vehicles (non-transport vehicles) that are more than 15 years old.

Presenting the Union Budget 2021-22, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on February 1 announced a voluntary vehicle scrapping policy to phase out old and unfit vehicles under which the personal vehicles will undergo a fitness test in automated centres after 20 years while the commercial vehicles will undergo the test after 15 years.

The Ministry says that these incentives and disincentives combined are aimed at encouraging vehicle owners to discard their old and polluting vehicles, which have higher maintenance and fuel consumption costs.

The Ministry says that these incentives and disincentives combined are aimed at encouraging vehicle owners to discard their old and polluting vehicles, which have higher maintenance and fuel consumption costs. The Ministry of Road Transport and Highways issued a list of incentives and disincentives pertaining to the Vehicle Scrapping Policy on Tuesday. These incentives and disincentives combined are aimed at encouraging vehicle owners to discard their old and polluting vehicles, which have higher maintenance and fuel consumption costs. "As an incentive, there will be a waiver of the fee for the issuance of a certificate of registration for a new vehicle, purchased under the authority of the Certificate of Deposit (CoD) issued by a Registered Vehicle Scrapping Facility for a vehicle being scrapped, according to the press statement by the ministry. The disincentives include: 1) An increase in the fee for conducting fitness tests and renewing fitness certificates for vehicles older than 15 years. 2)An increase in the fitness certification fee for transport vehicles more than 15 years old. 3). An increase in the registration fee for personal vehicles (non-transport vehicles) that are more than 15 years old. Presenting the Union Budget 2021-22, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on February 1 announced a voluntary vehicle scrapping policy to phase out old and unfit vehicles under which the personal vehicles will undergo a fitness test in automated centres after 20 years while the commercial vehicles will undergo the test after 15 years.

Ministry of Road Transport and Highways releases a list of incentives, disincentives under the vehicle scrapping policy

In a bid to provide relief to people from paying hefty fines for traffic violations under the new Motor Vehicle (Amendment) Act, the Jharkhand government has asked state residents to complete all their documents within three months while putting the provisions of the Act on hold for the said period.

Speaking to ANI, Jharkhand Transport Minister, CP Singh said, "Taking cognisance of people`s safety some amendments were made in the Motor Vehicle Act by Centre. However, taking note of the issues people are facing, we have decided to give three-month relief to people so that they can get their documents in order."

He also requested people to abide by all traffic rules and regulations.

"Meanwhile, the public should also make sure that they abide by all the traffic rules and regulations", Singh added.

The new Motor Vehicles Act has enhanced the penalties for traffic violations and erring drivers. The Ministry of Road Transport and Highways had notified the provisions of the Motor Vehicles Amendment Act 2019 last month and it was implemented in many states across the nation from September 1.

Earlier on September 12, Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel had said that the Central government did not take the states into confidence before implementing the Motor Vehicles (Amendment) Act, 2019.&nbsp;

In a bid to provide relief to people from paying hefty fines for traffic violations under the new Motor Vehicle (Amendment) Act, the Jharkhand government has asked state residents to complete all their documents within three months while putting the provisions of the Act on hold for the said period.

In a bid to provide relief to people from paying hefty fines for traffic violations under the new Motor Vehicle (Amendment) Act, the Jharkhand government has asked state residents to complete all their documents within three months while putting the provisions of the Act on hold for the said period. Speaking to ANI, Jharkhand Transport Minister, CP Singh said, "Taking cognisance of people`s safety some amendments were made in the Motor Vehicle Act by Centre. However, taking note of the issues people are facing, we have decided to give three-month relief to people so that they can get their documents in order." He also requested people to abide by all traffic rules and regulations. "Meanwhile, the public should also make sure that they abide by all the traffic rules and regulations", Singh added. The new Motor Vehicles Act has enhanced the penalties for traffic violations and erring drivers. The Ministry of Road Transport and Highways had notified the provisions of the Motor Vehicles Amendment Act 2019 last month and it was implemented in many states across the nation from September 1. Earlier on September 12, Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel had said that the Central government did not take the states into confidence before implementing the Motor Vehicles (Amendment) Act, 2019.

Jharkhand to give three-month 'relief' from fines under new Motor Vehicle Act

The Centre is in the process of linking driving licences with Aadhaar number to weed out fake licences, and a software for this covering all states on a real time basis is under preparation, the Supreme Court was told on Wednesday.

A bench comprising justices Madan B Lokur and Deepak Gupta was informed about it by a court-appointed committee on road safety headed by former Supreme Court judge justice KS Radhakrishnan.

This assumes significance as a five-judge Constitution bench headed by Chief Justice Dipak Misra is currently hearing a clutch of petitions challenging the constitutional validity of the Aadhaar scheme and the enabling 2016 law.

The committee, in its report filed in the top court, said it had held a meeting on November 28 last year with the joint secretary of Ministry of Road Transport and Highways (MoRTH) to discuss several issues, including procurement of fake licences and how to eliminate it.

&ldquo;On the issue of fake licences, joint secretary, MoRTH informed that NIC (national informatics centre) is now preparing &lsquo;Sarthi-4&rsquo; under which all the licences would be linked to Aadhaar,&rdquo; the report said.

&ldquo;This software will cover all the states on real time basis and it will not be possible for anyone to get duplicate or fake licence anywhere in the country,&rdquo; it said.

The advocate representing the committee, told the bench that the panel was scheduled to have a meeting with the MoRTH and other authorities concerned on February 22-23 to discuss compliance of directions given by the apex court earlier.

Additional Solicitor General Pinky Anand, appearing for the ministry, told the bench that fatalities in road accidents in India have gone down by around three percent in 2017 as compared to 2016.

The bench said it was &ldquo;heartening to know&rdquo; that number of fatalities and injuries in road accidents have come down.

In its report, the committee said it had asked states and union territories (UTs) to forward road accident data for entire 2017.

&ldquo;The committee has since received data from all the states/UTs, except Arunachal Pradesh, Manipur, Mizoram and Daman and Diu which indicates that in the states/UTs which have submitted data, there has been a reduction of 4,558 fatalities (i.e. 3.0 per cent) and 24,023 injuries (i.e. 5.0 per cent) in 2017 as compared to 2016,&rdquo; the report said.

The committee told the court that through its November 24 last year letter, it had asked all the states to set up a road safety fund which would be non-lapsable, and to have a steady flow of funds by diversion of &ldquo;significant&rdquo; portion of fines collected from traffic violations.

It said some states have already set up road safety fund and the committee was pursuing the issue with remaining states in order to ensure full compliance of the apex court&rsquo;s order which had said that the fund should be established by March 31, 2018.

The report said at the November 28 last year meeting, it was discussed that since driving licences were now in the form of a smart card, its punching in cases of default was likely to damage the data stored in it.

&ldquo;Joint Secretary MoRTH pointed out that presently NIC is in the process of developing central computerised data base and all the states would be covered under the same.

&ldquo;This data base is likely to be effective from October 1, 2018,&rdquo; it said, adding, that all the offences committed by the driver would be recorded in this data base and there would be no necessity for punching of driving licences.

The committee further said that 20-25 per cent fatalities on roads occur due to non-existence of pedestrian facilities, like footpaths, over-head passes, and under-passes and so it has asked the states to provide pedestrian facilities in accordance with the Indian Road Congress (IRC) guidelines.

The court, while posting the matter for hearing on April 23, said that the committee should ensure compliance of its directions given earlier.

The apex court had in November last year issued a slew of directions on road safety and asked all states and UTs to set up a trauma centre in each district of the country and make safety norms part of school curriculum.

It had also directed that road safety education and counselling be made a part of school curriculum by the state boards by April 1, 2018, and at least one trauma care centre be set up in every district with an ambulance.

The court had issued its directions on a PIL raising the issue of road safety in the country.

The court was told that software for the purpose, which would cover all states on a real time basis, is under preparation

The Centre is in the process of linking driving licences with Aadhaar number to weed out fake licences, and a software for this covering all states on a real time basis is under preparation, the Supreme Court was told on Wednesday. A bench comprising justices Madan B Lokur and Deepak Gupta was informed about it by a court-appointed committee on road safety headed by former Supreme Court judge justice KS Radhakrishnan. This assumes significance as a five-judge Constitution bench headed by Chief Justice Dipak Misra is currently hearing a clutch of petitions challenging the constitutional validity of the Aadhaar scheme and the enabling 2016 law. The committee, in its report filed in the top court, said it had held a meeting on November 28 last year with the joint secretary of Ministry of Road Transport and Highways (MoRTH) to discuss several issues, including procurement of fake licences and how to eliminate it. “On the issue of fake licences, joint secretary, MoRTH informed that NIC (national informatics centre) is now preparing ‘Sarthi-4’ under which all the licences would be linked to Aadhaar,” the report said. “This software will cover all the states on real time basis and it will not be possible for anyone to get duplicate or fake licence anywhere in the country,” it said. The advocate representing the committee, told the bench that the panel was scheduled to have a meeting with the MoRTH and other authorities concerned on February 22-23 to discuss compliance of directions given by the apex court earlier. Additional Solicitor General Pinky Anand, appearing for the ministry, told the bench that fatalities in road accidents in India have gone down by around three percent in 2017 as compared to 2016. The bench said it was “heartening to know” that number of fatalities and injuries in road accidents have come down. In its report, the committee said it had asked states and union territories (UTs) to forward road accident data for entire 2017. “The committee has since received data from all the states/UTs, except Arunachal Pradesh, Manipur, Mizoram and Daman and Diu which indicates that in the states/UTs which have submitted data, there has been a reduction of 4,558 fatalities (i.e. 3.0 per cent) and 24,023 injuries (i.e. 5.0 per cent) in 2017 as compared to 2016,” the report said. The committee told the court that through its November 24 last year letter, it had asked all the states to set up a road safety fund which would be non-lapsable, and to have a steady flow of funds by diversion of “significant” portion of fines collected from traffic violations. It said some states have already set up road safety fund and the committee was pursuing the issue with remaining states in order to ensure full compliance of the apex court’s order which had said that the fund should be established by March 31, 2018. The report said at the November 28 last year meeting, it was discussed that since driving licences were now in the form of a smart card, its punching in cases of default was likely to damage the data stored in it. “Joint Secretary MoRTH pointed out that presently NIC is in the process of developing central computerised data base and all the states would be covered under the same. “This data base is likely to be effective from October 1, 2018,” it said, adding, that all the offences committed by the driver would be recorded in this data base and there would be no necessity for punching of driving licences. The committee further said that 20-25 per cent fatalities on roads occur due to non-existence of pedestrian facilities, like footpaths, over-head passes, and under-passes and so it has asked the states to provide pedestrian facilities in accordance with the Indian Road Congress (IRC) guidelines. The court, while posting the matter for hearing on April 23, said that the committee should ensure compliance of its directions given earlier. The apex court had in November last year issued a slew of directions on road safety and asked all states and UTs to set up a trauma centre in each district of the country and make safety norms part of school curriculum. It had also directed that road safety education and counselling be made a part of school curriculum by the state boards by April 1, 2018, and at least one trauma care centre be set up in every district with an ambulance. The court had issued its directions on a PIL raising the issue of road safety in the country.

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New driving licence rules in India: Skip RTO tests, vehicle phase-out, and more from June 1

Ministry of Road Transport and Highways releases a list of incentives, disincentives under the vehicle scrapping policy

Jharkhand to give three-month 'relief' from fines under new Motor Vehicle Act

Will link driving licences with Aadhaar to weed out fakes, Centre tells Supreme Court