Driving licence to get a facelift

Thiruvananthapuram | Friday | 16th November, 2018

Summary:

The ministry has decided to make relevant changes in the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 , and the Motor Vehicles Rules, 1989.The draft rules have been sent to states for feedback. THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The motor vehicle driving licences are set to undergo a major facelift both in terms of look and feel and durability as well as security. The motor vehicles department is going for centralized printing of driving licences to make it more modern and secure. "The state is broadly in agreement with the proposed changes in the driving licence format. According to sources in the department, instead of the driving licences being issued from the respective RTOs, the centralized system will issue the licences along with a welcome letter, with guidelines, dos and don'ts..