Chief minister Nitish Kumar on Tuesday launched the smart driving licence card under the Fully Automated Series Transport (FAST) scheme of the state transport department.
The new licence will be much smaller and sleek and will replace the existing booklet. This card will cost Rs 300 more in addition to the licence fee and the licence will be ready within a few hours.
The chief minister lauded the efforts of the transport department and the National Informatics Centre for introducing the card. Bihar is among the first state to launch this scheme and this would made a qualitative improvement in the functioning of the transport department.
Sathi and Vahan are the two software introduced for the purpose. This will improve the grievances of the vehicle-owners. This scheme will be extended to the other districts of the state too.
The chief minister, who holds the transport portfolio, himself distributed smart card to five vehicle-owners.
Source:http://bihartimes.com,29-05-08
