Awareness drive on smartcard driving license conducted
Source: The Sangai Express
Ukhrul, May 05 2017:
Transport Department (DTO), Ukhrul district led by Inspector A Rahman conducted an awareness drive on conversion of driving license into smart card driving license in Ukhrul town.
DTO inspector stated that every owner must posses a smart card driving license and added that conversion of paper license into a smart card is mandatory per the rules of the Transport Department.
Altogether 76 paper license were seized for verification and taken for conversion to smart card, he stated.
During the awareness drive, he stated that May 18 has been set for renewing the registration of the seized license and added that fake license holders have to apply for fresh application where a learner's chiving license will be issued for six months until the issuance of the smart card.
DTO, Ukhrul district has started issuing smart cards since April 27 after CM N Biren launched the smart card driving machine, he asserted and added that due to poor internet connectivity only two cards have been issued from the office till now.