5 mts to declare a vehicle fit

[Sudha Iyer]

 

Just 5 minutes to declare a vehicle fit

NEW DELHI: Believe it or not, but the vehicle inspection unit of the transport department checks and calibrates over 500 vehicles in a day for issuing the mandatory annual fitness certificate. This is despite the fact that the vehicle inspection unit (VIU) doesn't have an automated I&C lane. The VIU, in fact, takes only 5 minutes to inspect a vehicle, according to an RTI.

"It's a mockery of the entire process. What kind of inspection is completed in five minutes," says Rejimon CK, the Dwarka resident who filed the RTI. The answers are a real eye-opener.

The transport department says the vehicle inspection unit is equipped with an automated I&C lane (for inspection) but it has not been working for a few months. In the autorickshaw and taxi unit, the inspection has always been carried out manually. It adds that both the VIU and ARU take only five to eight minutes to check a vehicle, depending on the category. While passenger vehicles take five to eight minutes, goods vehicles take four to five minutes, adds the RTI.

VIU and ARU inspect commercial vehicles registered in Delhi, including trucks, Gramin Sewas, autorickshaws and mini vans. The annual fitness certificate is mandatory for all commercial vehicles. Without it, vehicles are not allowed to ply on roads. Said a senior transport official, "Since commercial vehicles cover long distances and experience a lot of wear and tear, they need to be inspected to prevent breakdowns. There are over 72 lakh vehicles registered in Delhi, of which more than 60% are commercial. And all are inspected at the vehicle inspection unit or the ARU, if it's an autorickshaw or taxi."

That the five minutes spent on inspection are not optimum is evident from the number of commercial vehicles that break down on roads every day. According to the Delhi traffic police, around 15-20 vehicles break down every day, mostly the commercial ones. Predictably, this leads to obstructions on roads and traffic jams.

The RTI further says that apart from the 500 vehicles inspected every day, any vehicle which has paid the fitness test fee has to be cleared on the same day "irrespective of the duty hours". According to the RTI, 1,01,361 vehicles were "passed" in 2012, while only 10,654 vehicles failed the test
 

[Arun Banerjee]

In five minutes it is not possible to get pollution certificate, which is fully automated. Corroded system and corrupt officials going hand to hand if fitness of a vehicle is done within 5 minutes.

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[rajeev gmail]

When you can buy a seat from the minister after paying a packet then in that country getting fitness done of a car/ truck  in 5 minutes should not shock us

 

 

Rajeev

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[SK MALIK]

Our MPs are elected to debate & paid for this.

Our Country Annual Finance Bill is passed in one minute.

No discussion/ suggestion/ review by opposition.

MP comes; sign get Salary & Allowances, No Accountability

Same people discuss everything everyday on private TV Channels, Not in House.

WHAT IS WRONG IN DECRARING AUTO FIT FOR ONE YEAR IN FIVE MINUTES?

[Arun Banerjee]

"Bhai sirf panch minut" is the proverb but now its coming true.