Excelsior Correspondent
Samba, Dec 7: The Motor vehicle Department Samba today organized an awareness camp at auto stand Vijaypur to apprise the transporters and locals about the significant amendment in J&K Motor Vehicles Rules for Contract Carriage Permits.
ARTO Rehana Tabassum said that the aim of ammendments is to make process easy and pro people wherein the Government has decided to scrap grant of Letter of Authority which was earlier mandatory for registration of commercial vehicles.
After the amnendments, the MV Department has decided to further simplify the permit procedures and removed the granting of Letter of Authority step and now onwards applicant can apply directly for permit online on Transport Deartment website after registration of vehicle under contract carriages segment.
Earlier, the applicant had to apply for Letter of Authority after the approval of RTA/STA, which was mandatory for registration of vehicle and subsequent issuance of Route Permit under any commercial segment. But as per latest amendment in J&K Motor Vehicles Rules, the applicant can directly approach any concerned dealer, along with requisite formalities for registration of any commercial vehicle in compliant with BS-VI Emission norms (Approved Models Only) under Contract Carriage Segment (for Built up Vehicles), she said, addressing in case of registration of Vehicles with drive away Chasis, the registration will be done by concerned RTO/ARTO Office.
It is further clarified that these rules shall be implemented for registration of new vehicle under Contract Carriage segment after the amendments in J&K Motor Vehicle Rules and shall not be applicable in case of those vehicles where Letter of Authority has already been issued as well as any vehicle for which All India Tourist Permit has been issued and permit holder applies for its conversion to local permit after a period of twelve (12) years.
With the introduction of these amendments, the applicant has to apply online for issuance of Route Permit under Contract Carriage Segment the, ARTO said.
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