Govt plans colour-coded driving licence for Indians, foreigners
The Indian government has proposed new regulations for driving licences, including colour-coded cards to distinguish between Indian and foreign nationals. The draft also mandates the inclusion of blood type and emergency contact information while tightening document verification requirements.
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These changes aim to modernize the national driving licence system and reduce fraud by eliminating reliance on simple affidavits for identity and address verification.
NEW DELHI: In a first, govt has proposed mentioning the nationality of driving licence holders on DLs and introducing separate colour schemes for Indian andforeign nationals as well as doing away with affidavits sworn before an executive magistrate or notary as proof of age and address, which has the potential of being misused.Life insurance policies, too, would no longer be accepted as proof. Proposing sweeping changes to the driving licence (DL) regime under Motor Vehicles Rules, the road transport ministry Wednesday issued a draft notification to raise the pass mark for the online safe-driving tutorial assessment from the current 60% to 75%.It has also proposed making it mandatory for licences to carry the holder’s blood group, mobile number and emergency contact details.
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