Smart Card based RCs and VAHAN Enforcement Module started in STA Office

| Feb 8, 2013

Sh. Anil Kumar, IAS, Secretary, Transport, UT Chandigarh inaugurated various services at the office of Secretary, State Transport Authority, Sector 18 Chandigarh on 8th February 2013. Smart card based printing of Registration certificates of Commercial Vehicles has commenced from the office of STA, which would benefit the applicants. The printing of Registration Certificates of taxis series (CH02, CH02AA) and Radio Taxis series (CH01TR) will be undertaken at this office. Another facility that has been started is the enforcement module of VAHAN Software. With this, the compounding fee for various offences under MV Act, would be collected and the manual receipts shall be done away with. It would also remove the misconception of any discretion with dealing officials. The Generator set of 62.3 KVA rating has also been installed to reduce the difficulty faced by general public during power failures/cuts.

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