Transport Department to be online

Chandigarh August 29, 2012: To ensure complete transparency and accountability in the Transport department Punjab, Ajit Singh Kohar, Transport Minister has directed the senior officers of the department to do all the day to day departmental work online.

Stating this here today while addressing the review meeting of the District Transport Officers (DTOs) and Regional Transport Authorities (RTAs), Kohar emphasised the need of improving and strengthening the existing transport system in order to provide smooth transport facilities in the state.

He has also directed the officers to expedite and monitor the work of putting high security number plates on the vehicles on top priority.

Reviewing the ongoing work on high security number plates in the state, the minister asked the representatives, present in the meeting, of the companies engaged for this task, to completed the work within the stipulated time frame so that people do not face any kind of harassment.

Addressing the officers the minister asked them to discharge their duties with utmost sincerity and dedication and be extremely polite towards the people who visit them in offices. He said that the government had already fixed the period for the registration of vehicles, issuing of fitness certificates to the commercial vehicles, driving license of motor car/motor cycle, issuing tax clearance certificate, issuing of rout permit or National permit and transfer of vehicles under the Right to service Act.

Earlier, Mandeep Singh Secretary Transport presented a complete report of the departmental activities and also sought report from the district officers. Prominent among others who were present in the meeting included Harjeet Singh, State Transport Commissioner, Harmel Singh, Additional Transport Commissioner, Jarnail Singh, Additional Director Transport and all the District Transport Officers of the state.