Odisha RTOs go paperless under 5T initiative
BHUBANESWAR: Various services at the regional transport offices (RTOs) in Odisha are just a click away as chief minister Naveen Patnaik on Wednesday rolled out nine online services of state transport authority under the government’s 5T initiative. Prominent among the online services is UMANG, a mobile App, to apply for leaner’s licence (LL).
The nine online services are—automated and hassle-free vehicle registration, auto approval of contract carriage permit, auto approval of goods carriage permit, auto approval of interstate special permit for buses, auto approval of inter region special permit for buses, international driving permit, UMANG mobile application, renewal of registration in any RTO and transfer of ownership in any RTO.
“With the launch of the online services, the RTOs have gone paperless enabling the citizens to get the services online from any place any time. The freedom to choose any transport office of the state for vehicle related services will be a kind of liberation for thousands of people. The long queues in front of transport offices will soon be a thing of past,” Naveen said while launching the services through virtual mode.
Naveen said Odisha is first to introduce the mobile App (UMANG) for getting LL. Underlining the 5T (transparency, teamwork, technology, timeframe and transformation) initiative of the state, Naveen said his government is committed to provide citizen centric services in a hassle-free manner through online platforms.
“Odisha is the first state to introduce the document uploading system through digital signature with auto number generation. The new system has got rid of the manual submission of paper documents at the local RTOs,” Naveen said. Secretary to the chief minister (5T) V K Pandian said people have been appreciating the transformations in the transport offices.
Recently, the state government significantly slashed the fine for delayed renewal of the driving licence (DL) from Rs 1,000 to Rs 50. The government also completely waived the penalty amount for late renewal of the registration certificate (RC) of private vehicles. Besides the transport department facilitated people to renew their DL/RC, transfer the ownership of their vehicles and change their address in any RTO in the state.