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Sep
2020
Use of mobile phones while driving allowed only for route navigation: Transport Ministry
The ministry has notified amendments in Central Motor Vehicle Rules facilitating implementation of electronic enforcement, maintenance of vehicular documents through information technology portals like digi-locker or m-parivahan, with effect from 1st October this year.
New Delhi: Use of mobile phones while driving is allowed solely for route navigation purposes, the union road transport and highways ministry said on Saturday, while also making provisions for maintaining vehicle documents on any online portal established by the Central government.
The ministry has notified amendments in Central Motor Vehicle Rules facilitating implementation of electronic enforcement, maintenance of vehicular documents through information technology portals like digi-locker or m-parivahan, with effect from 1st October this year.
“Use of IT services and electronic monitoring will result in better enforcement of Traffic Rules in the country and will lead to removing harassment of drivers and would facilitate the citizen,” the transport ministry said in a statement.
The ministry has notified amendments in Central Motor Vehicle Rules facilitating implementation of electronic enforcement, maintenance of vehicular documents through information technology portals like digi-locker or m-parivahan, with effect from 1st October this year.
“Use of IT services and electronic monitoring will result in better enforcement of Traffic Rules in the country and will lead to removing harassment of drivers and would facilitate the citizen,” the transport ministry said in a statement.
Use of IT services and electronic monitoring will result in better enforcement of traffic rules in the country and will lead to removing harassment of drivers and would facilitate the citizens, it said.
This was required after the Motor Vehicles (Amendment) Act 2019 was passed and was published on 9th August, 2019, the government said.
"The amendment inter-alia provides for the definition for Challan, Portal inserted as requirement for providing the services through IT and further the enforcement of electronic monitoring and enforcement," it added.
Details of driving licences disqualified or revoked by the licensing authority shall be recorded chronologically in the portal and such record shall be reflected on a regular basis on the portal has been provided for, the government said and added, thus the record shall be maintained electronically and further the driver behaviour would be monitored.
Provisions have been made for the procedure for Production and Obtaining Certificates in physical as well as electronic form, the validity, issuance of such documents and further the date and time stamping of inspection and identity of the Officer will be recorded, the statement said.
It has been provided that if the details of the documents are found validated through the electronic means by the enforcement officer then physical forms of such documents shall not be demanded for inspection, including in cases where there is an offence made out necessitating seizure of any such documents, the statement said.
This was required after the Motor Vehicles (Amendment) Act 2019 was passed and was published on 9th August, 2019, the government said.
"The amendment inter-alia provides for the definition for Challan, Portal inserted as requirement for providing the services through IT and further the enforcement of electronic monitoring and enforcement," it added.
Details of driving licences disqualified or revoked by the licensing authority shall be recorded chronologically in the portal and such record shall be reflected on a regular basis on the portal has been provided for, the government said and added, thus the record shall be maintained electronically and further the driver behaviour would be monitored.
Provisions have been made for the procedure for Production and Obtaining Certificates in physical as well as electronic form, the validity, issuance of such documents and further the date and time stamping of inspection and identity of the Officer will be recorded, the statement said.
It has been provided that if the details of the documents are found validated through the electronic means by the enforcement officer then physical forms of such documents shall not be demanded for inspection, including in cases where there is an offence made out necessitating seizure of any such documents, the statement said.
“It has been provided that the use of handheld communications devices while driving shall solely be used for route navigation in such a manner that shall not disturb the concentration of the driver while driving,” it added.
The new rules come as part of the Motor Vehicles (Amendment) Act 2019 that was passed in August 2019.
As per the notification issued, details of driving licences disqualified or revoked by the licensing authority will be recorded chronologically in the portal and such records will be reflected on a regular basis on the portal.
Provisions have been made for the procedure for production and obtaining certificates in physical as well as electronic form, the validity and issuance of such documents, the ministry said. The date and time stamping of inspection and identity of the officer will also be recorded on the portal.
“It has been provided that if the details of the documents are found validated through the electronic means by the enforcement officer then physical forms of such documents shall not be demanded for inspection, including in cases where there is an offence made out necessitating seizure of any such documents,” the ministry said.
The new rules come as part of the Motor Vehicles (Amendment) Act 2019 that was passed in August 2019.
As per the notification issued, details of driving licences disqualified or revoked by the licensing authority will be recorded chronologically in the portal and such records will be reflected on a regular basis on the portal.
Provisions have been made for the procedure for production and obtaining certificates in physical as well as electronic form, the validity and issuance of such documents, the ministry said. The date and time stamping of inspection and identity of the officer will also be recorded on the portal.
“It has been provided that if the details of the documents are found validated through the electronic means by the enforcement officer then physical forms of such documents shall not be demanded for inspection, including in cases where there is an offence made out necessitating seizure of any such documents,” the ministry said.
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