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Dr KK Aggarwal    14 September 2019

Compulsory documents: Registration, Insurance, Fitness and Permit, Driving licence, Certificate for pollution under check

Dr KK Aggarwal

The Indian law mandates that you must have four documents with you when you drive: Your original Driving license, Original valid pollution under control (PUC) certificate and photocopies of vehicle Registration Certificate and vehicle Insurance Certificate

The same should be interpolated to human health also. Besides the mandatory documents, the drivers of vehicles should also carry health related documents such as medical insurance papers, blood group, latest update about any disease and drugs (like diabetes, seizure medicines).

In Japan, it is compulsory to have medical insurance for everyone. In India, many people do not have medical insurance. The government is taking care of 40% of the population through Ayushman Bharat; insurance should be made compulsory for the others.

Just as the Motor Vehicle Act allows drivers to also carry the required documents electronically, all medical documents can also be carried in an electronic format. These can also be stored in your phone in any app.  

RTI: That digital format papers is the only requirement

No. RT-11028/15/2017.MVL

Government of India, Ministry of Road Transport and Highways (MVL Section)

Transport Bhawan, 1, Parliament Street,

New Delhi 110001:

19 November, 2018

To: The Director General of Police, The Principal Secretaries / The Secretaries, Department of Transport, The Transport Commissioners, of all the States/UTs.

Subject: Production of transport related documents in an electronic form-reg.

Your attention is drawn to the amendment in rule 139 of Central Motor Vehicles Rules, 1989 in regard to the production of licence and certificates of registration made through the Notification G.S.R. 1081(E) dated 20 November, 2018.

At per the amended provision, the citizen can produce the transport related documents such as registration, insurance, fitness and permit, the driving licence, certificate for pollution under check and any other relevant documents, if required, in physical or electronic form of on demand by any police officer in uniform or any other officer authorized by the State Government in this behalf.

This would enable the use of digital platforms for carrying and verification of the documents and is a step towards citizen facilitation. In view of the above, it is requested to ensure compliance of the amendments made to rule 139 of the Central Motor Vehicles Rules, 1989 and make the enforcement officers aware of the new provisions 50 that citizen arc not harassed/ Inconvenienced.

Dharkat R. Luikang

Under Secretary to the Govt. of India

dharkat@nic.in, 011-23357125

Dr KK Aggarwal

Padma Shri Awardee

President Elect Confederation of Medical Associations in Asia and Oceania (CMAAO)

Group Editor-in-Chief IJCP Publications

President Heart Care Foundation of India

Past National President IMA

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