LATEST ONLINE SERVICES OF ODISHA TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT

(The Quiver) Under the state Government’s 5T Initiative to ensure better service delivery to the public, the state Commerce and Transport Department will dispense all its services, including vehicle permit and issuance of documents like DL and RC from tomorrow.

 Odisha Transport Department will be providing all transport related services on complete online mode from New Year. People will not have to run for their transport related documentation to the RTO office. They can easily get their Driving License (DL) and other vehicle-related documents digitally from tomorrow.

 “The decision has been taken in view of the frequent allegations of involvement of middlemen in the process. Though participation of middlemen has come down significantly, all works of the department will go paperless with effective from tomorrow to make the process completely free from middlemen,” said Commerce and Transport Minister Padmanabha Behera here today.

The department had earlier informed that it will develop a portal for the public, wherein PDF copy of the said documents can be downloaded by the citizens at their convenience.

Official notification issued the department in last month. “The State Government in exercise of the powers conferred by section 211A of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 and in pursuance sub rule(2) of rule-171 of the Central Motor Vehicle Rules, 1989 do hereby dispense with the issue of smart card and paper based RC, DL & other vehicle related documents with effect from 1st January, 2022 and the documents will be issued through Digitally Signed Certificate or through e-Signature as specified under the provisions of Information Technology Act, 2000(21 of 2000.”