Hassles faced by the common man at the Regional Transport Offices throughout West Bengal will soon be a thing of the past with the state government deciding to provide services from vehicle registration to learners’ licence online, state transport minister, Snehasis Chakraborty, said on Saturday.
"In a bid to do away with people's harassment at RTOs, we have decided to make services from vehicle registration to learners’ license or permits available through online mode," Chakraborty said at a press conference.“In order to reduce pollution, e-charging points and CNG stations will be set up across the state. West Bengal has already entered into an agreement with Tata Motors for 1,180 electric buses which will arrive soon," he added.
About 1,000 e-cabs will also be introduced by a private service provider soon."Vehicle registration, learners’ licence, fancy registration numbers, special permits for commercial vehicles, hypothecation cancellation, duplicate registration certificates, State Transport Authority (STA) permits, etc will be provided online within a fixed time-frame following submission of requisite documents through the same mode. These online services will be ready in a month,” the minister said.