Happy news for all cab drivers of present and future .The government has done away with requirement of a commercial licences for driving taxis, three-wheelers, e-rickshaws and two-wheelers, allowing drivers to use their private/personal licence for the same.
However, the mandate to have a commercial driving licence remains in force in the case of trucks, buses and other heavy commercial vehicles.
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. The states must also do away with issuing the badges for those driving commercial vehicles,” said a ministry official.
Taking a cue from this order, the transport ministry in its advisory to the states said the requirement under Motor Vehicles Act to obtain a transport licence would arise only in case of “medium/ heavy goods and passenger vehicles” only. “No other vehicle will require any separate endorsement, even if they are used for commercial purposes,” the ministry said.
