Learner’s License, Driving License and Conductor’s License, whose validity has expired between January 31, 2024 and February 15, 2024, will be considered valid till February 29, 2024 without any penalty.
Driving License: The Road Ministry issued an order on Tuesday extending the validity of learner license, driving license and conductor license till February 29, 2024. The ministry did this due to infrastructure-related issues in its ‘Sarthi’ portal. According to Bhasha news, the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways said in a circular that from January 31, 2024 to February 12, 2024, infrastructure-related issues were seen in the Sarathi portal. In such a situation, the applicant has to face hurdles in availing license related services.
Will be considered valid without imposing any penalty
The Road Transport Ministry said that in view of this, such learner license, driving license and conductor license, whose validity has expired between January 31, 2024 and February 15, 2024, will be considered valid till February 29, 2024 without any penalty. The ministry said that due to partial closure of online services, applicants faced difficulty in applying for services like payment of fees, renewal of driving license, slot booking for learner’s license, driving skill test.
What is learner license
A learner license allows you to learn driving with a regular and experienced driver of your choice. If you want to drive a motor car or two wheeler, it should be with a friend, relative or a driving school trainer who has a valid driving license. If you want to become a professional driver and drive commercial, passenger or goods vehicles, you will have to undergo training from a driving school duly recognized by the Department of Transport.
No person may act as a conductor unless he holds an effective conductor’s license authorizing him to act. The minimum educational qualification for this license may be prescribed by the state government. An application for obtaining a conductor’s license can be made to the licensing authority having jurisdiction.
