Govt has decided to extend the validity of driving licences and required documents of motor vehicles till December 30, 2020, in wake of the coronavirus pandemic, an official statement said on Monday.
The Ministry of Road Transport & Highways on Tuesday issued a Standard Operating Procedure (SOPs) to make sure that vehicle owners are not required to carry documents like certificate of registration, insurance, fitness and permit, driving licence or certificate for pollution in physical form.
The need for suspension, especially for ones using a mobile phone arises as more than 35,800 road crashes were reported in Maharashtra last year, which led to over 12,200 fatalities
This scheme has already been implemented by Maharashtra and Delhi
Offences like use of mobile while driving and drunken driving resulted in seizure of 4,600 and 3,438 driving licences