RTOs to resume driving licence tests from June 22

Nagpur: Both the Nagpur City and deputy RTO East offices will resume tests for learner’s licence and permanent driving licence from June 22.
The decision has been taken following nod from state transport commissioner Shekhar Channe, said City RTO Dinkar Manwar.
Channe had on Tuesday stated that learner’s and permanent driving licences would be issued at all 50 RTOs in Maharashtra. The tests will be conducted following new rules while ensuring Covid distancing and related safeguards as per the standard operating procedures (SOPs).
Quotas will be decided by each RTO on how many applicants can come for learner licence test daily, said Manwar.
Assistant RTO (Nagpur City) Martand Newaskar said the city office is reworking on reducing the existing quotas of both learner’s and permanent driving licences tests.
“We may reduce the quota of both tests by 20%,” said Newaskar. The department will face challenges in following the Covid guidelines while conducting learner’s licence test. Apart from maintaining at least six feet distance between two candidates appearing for computerized test, we will have to sanitize computer and keyboard after every round, he said.
Though the City RTO is yet to decide on exact slots for both the tests, its counterpart — East RTO has already reworked learner’s licence slots from 200 to 75. Similarly, slots for permanent licence test will be reduced to 60 from 140 a day.
Priority will be given to those applicants who could not appear for the permanent driving test due to lockdown, he said.
To a query, Newaskar said permanent driving licences whose validity has ended since February this year will be treated as valid till September 30. The ministry of road transport and highway had issued a notification to this effect.
The RTO has already resumed the work of registering new vehicles. Now, it will also restart more works in staggered manner.
Testing Times
Reworking quotas for both tests for learner’s licence and permanent
Sanitizers for visitors and licence applicants
Wearing mask, Covid distancing in exam room/hall must
Dept to sanitize vehicles, computers, keyboards after every test
Priority to applicants who could not appear for permanent licence test due to lockdown