Friends, please find attached the Motor Vehicles (Amendment) Bill 2016 introduced in Lok Sabha on 9th August 2016. The Bill, inter alia, provides for the following:
a) To facilitate the grant of an online learning license;
b) To replace existing provisions of insurance with simplified provisions to provide expedited help to accident victims and their families;
c) To increase the time limit for the renewal of a driving license from one month to six months before and after the expiry date;
d) To increase the period of renewal of a transport license from 3 years to 5 years;
e) To enable the licensing authority to grant a license even to differently-abled persons;
f) To enable the States to promote public transport, rural transport, and last-mile connectivity by relaxing any of the provisions of the Act pertaining to permits;
g) To increase the fines and penalties for violations of the provisions of the Act; and
h) To make a provision for the protection of good samaritans.
Thank you.
a) To facilitate the grant of an online learning license;
b) To replace existing provisions of insurance with simplified provisions to provide expedited help to accident victims and their families;
c) To increase the time limit for the renewal of a driving license from one month to six months before and after the expiry date;
d) To increase the period of renewal of a transport license from 3 years to 5 years;
e) To enable the licensing authority to grant a license even to differently-abled persons;
f) To enable the States to promote public transport, rural transport, and last-mile connectivity by relaxing any of the provisions of the Act pertaining to permits;
g) To increase the fines and penalties for violations of the provisions of the Act; and
h) To make a provision for the protection of good samaritans.
Thank you.
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