Bengaluru: Many motorists throughout Karnataka are a lot of harried because the state and state government do not extend the validity of expired driving licenses and registration certificates outside October 31 when there is a shortage of smart cards.
Private companies that provide smart cards say the shortcomings are caused by global semiconductor deficiencies.
The source said there was a deposit for almost two months.
This means that drivers who apply / update licenses or buy vehicles / make changes in the existing vehicle registration certificate must wait long for the card.
The Ministry of Road Transportation Preparation and Highway (Morus) has extended the validity of the transportation documents which ended on or after February 1, 2020, until 31 October 2021, due to a pandemic.
However, mortgage mortality now said they would not provide further extension and Onus in each state government to extend validity, if necessary.
The Delhi government and Kerala have extended the validity of expired documents up to 2021 and December 2021, respectively.
However, the Carnataka transportation department has not provided any extension even though the driver struggles to get a slot to get service over the past few months.
Nagesh H, who signed up for a license update, said: “RTO official said there was a shortage of smart cards.
Both the center and the state did not expand the validity of the document.
If the traffic police arrest us, we will pay a fine.” According to the rules, fines to RS 5,000 each -Masing will be charged for driving without a valid registration license or certificate.
J Purushhotham, additional commissioners for transportation (environment and e-governance), said: “We have completed all problems related to the late publishing smart card.
We now issue a smart card in 20-30 days.
It takes time to print a card and then send it To the applicant, but there is no big delay.
“Rosmerta Technologies Ltd.
based in Delhi has been supplying smart cards for the past 12 years.
In 2009, the Department of Transportation switched from a paper-based license and registration certificate to a smart card.
Officials of the Department of Transportation said they had issued a notification to the company about delays in providing smart cards.
Rosmerta in a letter to the department said they found it difficult to get a chip to produce a smart card because of global semiconductor deficiencies.