‘We want to ensure fast delivery of driving licences, other documents’
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- CAMIL PARKHE
Sakal Times
Saturday, 26 July 2014 - 11:52 PM IST
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Tags: PCMC, industrial township, transport, RTO, road safety, driving licences, Pimpri, Camil Parkhe
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The number of vehicles in the industrial township of Pimpri-Chinchwad has been rising steadily. Pimpri-Chinchwad's Deputy Regional Transport Officer Ajit Shinde speaks to Camil Parkhe on his plans to ensure road safety and expedite procedure for those purchasing new vehicles, seeking driving licences and other documents.
What are the challenges faced by the deputy regional transport office in Pimpri-Chinchwad?
The vehicle population in Pimpri-Chinchwad and surrounding areas has been increasing. The transport vehicles in the city are around 90,000 and the total number of vehicles including private vehicles in the jurisdiction of our office is 11 lakh. The jurisdiction of the office includes Pimpri-Chinchwad as well as some nearby towns. This calls for measures to ensure regular inspections of all kinds of vehicles. Those seeking learner's driving licence and driving licence need to be issued the documents expeditiously and hassle-free.
What are the measures undertaken by your office to improve services to the people?
We are undertaking inspection of vehicles, private and commercial to ensure safety of the road users. The inspection involves checking brakes and vehicle documents. There is no issue of staff personnel. The autorickhaws in the city are now fitted with electronic meters. People can lodge a complaint if any of the autorickshaw drivers refuse to charge fares as per the meter reading and we will take action against the erring drivers. School transport committees comprising delegates of parents, school management and transporters are also formed to provide safe transport to school students.
What are the new facilities that are planned by your office?
My office has planned various measures to ensure transparent and expeditious functioning to provide better quality of service to people. Our office has already introduced online registration for securing learner's licences with effect from July 22. The office will shift to the new spacious premises within three to four months. We want to ensure 'zero pendency' functioning with immediate delivery of driving licences, registration certificate (RC) cards and other documents.
What are the challenges faced by the deputy regional transport office in Pimpri-Chinchwad?The vehicle population in Pimpri-Chinchwad and surrounding areas has been increasing. The transport vehicles in the city are around 90,000 and the total number of vehicles including private vehicles in the jurisdiction of our office is 11 lakh. The jurisdiction of the office includes Pimpri-Chinchwad as well as some nearby towns. This calls for measures to ensure regular inspections of all kinds of vehicles. Those seeking learner's driving licence and driving licence need to be issued the documents expeditiously and hassle-free.
What are the measures undertaken by your office to improve services to the people?
We are undertaking inspection of vehicles, private and commercial to ensure safety of the road users. The inspection involves checking brakes and vehicle documents. There is no issue of staff personnel. The autorickhaws in the city are now fitted with electronic meters. People can lodge a complaint if any of the autorickshaw drivers refuse to charge fares as per the meter reading and we will take action against the erring drivers. School transport committees comprising delegates of parents, school management and transporters are also formed to provide safe transport to school students.
What are the new facilities that are planned by your office?
My office has planned various measures to ensure transparent and expeditious functioning to provide better quality of service to people. Our office has already introduced online registration for securing learner's licences with effect from July 22. The office will shift to the new spacious premises within three to four months. We want to ensure 'zero pendency' functioning with immediate delivery of driving licences, registration certificate (RC) cards and other documents.
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