NEW DELHI: The government has done away with the requirement of a commercial licence for driving taxis, three wheelers, e-rickshaws and two-wheelers (food delivery etc), allowing drivers to use their private licences for the same. However, the mandate for a commercial driving licence remains in force for trucks, buses and other heavy commercial vehicles.The road transport ministry issued an advisory on Monday to the state governments to follow this norm in order to comply with a Supreme Court order of July 2017.Ministry officials said this is likely to increase employment opportunities for lakhs of drivers. Till recently, getting a commercial licence was necessary to drive any transport vehicle. Usually, people needed to wait for one year to get the commercial licence after obtaining a private driving licence. “This will end a lot of corruption involved in obtaining transport or commercial licences.

Source: Economic Times April 18, 2018 22:07 UTC