Can you use digital copies of DL, insurance when asked by police? Mangaluru Traffic DCP answers
Ever since the amended Motor Vehicle Act with revised fines for traffic violations has been implemented across the country there are various doubts in the minds of motorists regarding the amendments and changes that has been brought into the Act.
One of the major doubt that has been raised on social media platforms and groups is whether or not the motorists can produce digital versions of Driving License, Vehicle Registration Certificates (RC), Vehicle Insurance and other relevant documents on smartphones.
Although some people raised their doubts regarding the use of digital versions/soft copies of documents, many also complained that the officers were allegedly not accepting it during regular vehicle checking.
The answer to this question however is, YES you can use digital versions of your DL, RC, Insurance and other relevant documents. The amendment to Motor Vehicle Act was made much earlier than the latest amendments to enable motorist to produce digital documents on smartphones. The amendment had also made it mandatory to the concerned authorities and officials to accept the documents provided by motorists on their smartphones.
In a circular issued by the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways, dated 19 November 2018 amendment was made in rule 139 of Motor Vehicle Act 1989 to allow people to carry driving license and registration copy in a digital format and produce before concerned authority when prompted.
However, a normal scanned copy of these documents will not be valid. One has to scan these original documents on DigiLocker or mParivahan Apps powered by Central Government on their smartphones.
Commenting on the matter Mangaluru Deputy Commissioner of Police (Traffic and Crime) Lakshmi Ganesh added that the digital documents can be provided using Digilocker and mParivahan Apps and one need not mandatorily carry original documents with them while driving. However Lakshmi Ganesh said that the Apps doesn’t provide or store details of PUC (Pollution Under Control) certificate and that the motorists have to carry original PUC Certificate along while driving.
“All the officers, authorities are bound to accept documents from these two digital platforms. Nobody can refuse to do so. It is an order from Central government and an amendment that has been brought into the law” he said.
What's DigiLocker, how to use it
DigiLocker is a platform for issuance and verification of documents and certificates in a digital way. It eliminates the use of physical documents. The app can be downloaded from Google Play Store or App Store. DigiLocker issues e-documents to individuals in a standard format and makes them electronically available, including CBSE, Registrar Office, Income Tax department, etc. With DigiLocker, it is easier to validate the authenticity of documents as they are issued directly by the registered issuers. People can even sign the self-uploaded documents using the eSign facility in the app.
What is mParivahan, how to use it
mParivahan App provides transport service access to citizens through a mobile based application. This app empowers citizen with instant access to various information, services and utilities related to the Transport Sector. Aimed to bring convenience to citizen and transparency in the system.
It is a genuine government app for all India RTO vehicle registration number search. It provides complete information about a car like - Owner Name, Registration date, Registering Authority, Insurance Validity, Fitness Validity. Along with above features, you can also verify DL details and create virtual DL and RC in this app.
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Man held for raping 7-year-old neighbour in Madhya Pradesh's Damoh
Damoh (PTI): A seven-year-old girl was allegedly raped by her neighbour in Madhya Pradesh's Damoh district, police said on Saturday.
The incident occurred under the Bandakpur police post in the Hindoria police station limits on Friday, an official said.
The child was playing outside when the 25-year-old accused took her to his house and raped her, Bandakpur police post in-charge Rajendra Mishra said.
He said neighbours were alerted by the girl's screams, and they forced open the gate and found her in an injured state.
The official said the girl was undergoing treatment at the district hospital, and the accused was arrested following a complaint.
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