Road ministry lays out roadmap for data sharing from the National Transport RepositoryThe Ministry of Road Transport and Highways (MoRTH) maintains critical data related to vehicle registration certificates (RCs) and driver l...
20 Aug, 2025, 02.09 PM IST
Vehicles weighing under 3 kg, cars with capacity of 50: CAG finds bizarre vehicle data errors in RajasthanThe CAG audit revealed numerous errors in Rajasthan's Vahan and Sarathi applications, including vehicles registered before purchase, incorr...
28 Jul, 2024, 12.44 PM IST
Delhi to soon have driving licences with QR codes"The new driving licence will have an advanced microchip with features like Quick Response (QR) code and Near Field Communication (NFC), an...
13 Oct, 2021, 05.46 PM IST
Road ministry wants all check-posts at state borders removedThe ministry in a letter to states said that after introduction of GST in July 2017, there is no need for having the regular check posts at...
10 Sep, 2021, 11.22 PM IST
Hyderabad-based startup helping Centre execute oxygen planThe application currently connects 75 oxygen production plants across the country and helps the ministry monitor the output, demand and tra...
14 May, 2021, 07.24 AM IST
Govt earned over Rs 100 crores by sharing vehicle registration data with private entities: GadkariThe data has been shared with law enforcement agencies, the home ministry, auto, freight and insurance companies. A list of around 170 part...
11 Feb, 2021, 08.39 PM IST
Transport ministry to partially conceal names of vehicle owners on Vahan databaseThe move assumes significance amid the ongoing violence in parts of the Capital, where reports have emerged about the Vahan database being ...
27 Feb, 2020, 06.53 PM IST
Rs 577-crore challans issued so far since rollout of new Motor Vehicles Act: GovtTamil Nadu saw the highest number of challans at 14,13,996, While the least number of challans were recorded in Goa at 58. The government r...
21 Nov, 2019, 05.52 PM IST
Accept DL, RC presented through DigiLocker or mParivahan platforms: Centre to statesAs per the Motor Vehicles Act 1988, and the Central Motor Vehicles Rules 1989, the owner/driver has to produce the documents -- licence or ...
09 Aug, 2018, 06.38 PM IST
States collect taxes worth Rs 10,000 crore online post e-Governance initiative: Road MinistryThe applications have been implemented in more than 1,000 RTOs across 33 states and Union territories - with state-specific rules, tax stru...
17 Jun, 2018, 01.14 PM IST
Online Drive Fails to Stop Rush at RTOsEleven regional transport offices in Bengaluru continue to see long queues of applicants, almost a year after online services for driving l...
14 Mar, 2018, 11.37 AM IST
Transport council to discuss reforms on September 19These would be discussed at the upcoming meeting of the Transport Development Council, the highest body to advise the government of India o...
15 Sep, 2017, 11.54 PM IST
Karnataka: With Vahan 4.0, RTOs won't be the maze they currently areNew software to consolidate a database for RTOs of all states on a common and centralised platform.
26 Jun, 2017, 10.12 AM IST
Roads ministry to launch two mobile apps for drivers and law enforcement agenciesE-Challan is a comprehensive digital solution for transport enforcement and traffic police that is integrated with Vahan and Sarathi applic...
06 Jan, 2017, 08.38 PM IST
- Inter-state check posts on roads to be taken up during the 12th five year plan
Inter-State Checkposts in Golden Quadrilateral and North-South and East-West routes are likely to be taken up for funding by the Road minis...
09 Mar, 2012, 11.19 PM IST
- Inter-state check posts on roads to be taken up during the 12th five year plan
Inter-State Checkposts in Golden Quadrilateral and North-South and East-West routes are likely to be taken up for funding by the Road minis...
27 Feb, 2012, 09.58 PM IST
- Government launches new schemes like Sarathi, Vahan for smoothening vehicle registration
The government on Wednesday launched a new scheme which would result in smooth registration of vehicles across the country.
20 Jul, 2011, 06.07 PM IST