e-RC service: AAP govt in Punjab spends crores on publicising scheme already launched during SAD rule
Mohali, July 12: The Punjab Government, led by Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann, on Tuesday launched a new citizen-centric service of e-Registration Certificates (e-RCs) of new vehicles through automobile dealers in the state, which it claimed would facilitate the common man.
The government also issued front page advertisements in several newspapers publicising its initiative. However, if we go by the records, this scheme was launched in 2011 by the then Punjab Government, led by Parkash Singh Badal. However, in the advertisements, the AAP government, led by Bhagwant Mann, has claimed that vehicles would be registered at the dealer from whom it was purchased. This would be followed by the home delivery of RCs.
As part of reforms in the transport sector, this scheme was launched on October 12, 2011, by the then Deputy Chief Minister Sukhbir Singh Badal at a dealership in Zirakpur, Mohali. At that time, Sukhbir Singh Badal had also inaugurated the portal of the Punjab Transport Department to enable any vehicle owner to pay tax through online banking. Also Read | World Population Day 2022: India to surpass China as world's most populous country, claims UN report The scheme was launched with the aim that residents do not have to face pressure from the Regional Transport Authority (RTA) to get RCs. After the implementation of this scheme in 2011, people could choose their vehicle number on the spot after purchasing a car. The vehicle registration certificate would be accepted at the dealer level only.ਪ੍ਰਤੱਖ ਨੂੰ ਪ੍ਰਮਾਣ ਦੀ ਲੋੜ ਨਹੀਂ। This ONLINE vehicle registration service was launched by @Akali_Dal_ led govt in 2011 & is in force since then. So, @BhagwantMann what are you claiming credit for and squandering crores & crores of people's money in the name of this fake BADLAV? pic.twitter.com/HgSoYNERq4 — Sukhbir Singh Badal (@officeofssbadal) July 12, 2022