The ‘Vahan’ and ‘Sarathi’ Applications developed by NIC for the computerisation of Vehicle Registration and Driving License were inaugurated at various places in the Country in the past few months. Sh.R.K Verma, IAS, Hon’ble Administrator of Daman & Diu and Dadra Nagar Haveli along with Sh Mohan S. Delkar, Hon’ ble Member of Parliament inaugurated ‘VAHAN’ at Silvassa. Praising the effort, the dignitaries said that the NIC district center had rendered enormous support to the regional transport office at Silvassa in the task of computerisation. ‘Sarathi’ software was launched in the Regional Transport Office at Kohima, Nagaland. This shall greatly facilitate the task of issuing different kinds of driving permits in the State. The ‘Sarathi’ software integrated with STALL (Online Learners’ License Test) was also implemented at Western India Automobile Association (WIAA), Ahmedabad. Commissioner of Transport, Govt of Gujarat inaugurated this facility. A Workshop on VAHAN & SARATHI software was also organised at Mini Secretariat, Fatehgarh Sahib in Punjab by District Administration Fatehgarh Sahib in co-ordination with NIC Punjab State Centre Chandigarh. The objective of the workshop was to introduce the SDMs who are the issuing authority at Sub- Divisional level in Districts about features and functionality, so that both the software can be implemented in all the SUWIDHA centres at District Level & SDM Offices.