The government at the centre has done away with the requirement of a commercial licence for driving taxis, threewheelers, 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 2018-04-16 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 a year after obtaining a private driving licence for a commercial one. “This will end a lot of corruption involved in obtaining transport or commercial licences,” said a ministry official.
Source: The Times of India, Kolkata edition dated 2018-04-19.
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