A one-day National Conference-cum-Workshop on the implementation of new transport applications was held for transport commissioners of States and UTs on September 01, 2016 at the Media Hall of Ministry of Road Transport and Highways (MoRTH), Parivahan Bhawan, New Delhi. The conference- cum-workshop was also attended by senior officials of MoRTH and National Informatics Centre (NIC).
Shri Sanjay Singh Gahlout (DDG, NIC) addressing the participants. Seen on the dais are (R-L) Smt. Neeta Verma (DG, NIC), Shri Abhay Damle (JS, MoRTH) and Shri Priyank Bharti (Director, MoRTH). Photo below shows the audience and participants
The participants were exposed to the new transport applications: Vahan 4.0, Sarathi 4.0, eChallan and mParivahan, which are rolled out country-wide. Vahan 4.0 and Sarathi 4.0 are web-based centralized applications for vehicle registration and driving licensing respectively, while eChallan and mParivahan are mobile applications relating to enforcement, digital documents and services delivery through mobile devices.
In the inaugural session, Shri Priyank Bharti (Director, MoRTH) gave the welcome speech. The keynote address by Smt. Neeta Verma (DG, NIC) dwelt on the availability and adoption of latest technologies in Government projects. Shri Abhay Damle (JS, MoRTH) gave an introduction on National Transport Project and outlined the objectives of the conference. Shri Sanjay Singh Gahlout (DDG, NIC), the national head of the Transport Computerization Project, gave an overview of the achievements of National Transport project and the future roadmap for implementation of Vahan 4.0 and Sarathi 4.0 across the country.
The two sessions of the workshop included presentations by NIC on the status, achievements, roadmaps and implementation challenges of the new applications of Transport Projects and were reviewed for each State and UT.
State transport officials participated in the interactive discussions and gave their valuable views and suggestions. They also raised pertinent queries and urged MoRTH for necessary actions on the issues. Two sub committees were formed to examine the issues and submit recommendations to MoRTH.