The Ministry of Road Transport and Highways has extended the validity of driving licences and required documents of motor vehicles till December 30, 2020, in wake of the coronavirus pandemic.
The ministry had earlier extended the validity of the documents till September 30. This is the third such extension after the earlier advisories on 30 March and 9 June.
"Ministry of Road Transport and Highways has decided to extend the validity of Fitness, Permits, Licenses, Registration or other documents under Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 and Central Motor Vehicle Rules, 1989 till the 31st of December 2020. The Ministry had earlier issued advisories on 30th March and 9th June this year regarding extension of validity of the documents related to Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 and Central Motor Vehicle Rules, 1989. It was advised that the validity of Fitness, Permit (all types), License, Registration or any other concerned document(s) may be treated to be valid till 30th of September 2020," the ministry said in an official statement.
The validity extension will apply to documents that had expired on February 1 or would expire on December 31 and could not be renewed due to the coronavirus lockdown.
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