Small savings schemes holders of Public Provident Fund (PPF), Senior Citizens Savings Scheme (SCSS), National Savings Certificate, among others must mandatorily submit their Aadhaar card details.
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Aimed at enhancing the safety of the occupants in motor vehicles carrying up to 8 passengers, the government has decided that such vehicles must have minimum of 6 airbags. Announcing this, Union Road Transport and Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari on Friday said that the government has approved a draft GSR (General Statutory Rules) notification to make a minimum of 6 airbags
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MUMBAI: Indians whose international driving permits (IDPs) expired while they were abroad can now renew them from overseas. The new system will come into effect from February 15.
State transport commissioner Avinash Dhakne, who received the General Statutory Rules (GSR) for Maharashtra on Sunday morning, told TOI: “It is a good step and will benefit scores of Indians abroad during the pandemic. Indian students based abroad are facing problems with renewal of IDP, and this will help them.”
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This is a welcome step, specially for students stuck abroad due to Covid-19 and want to renew driving permits. As per UN convention, validity of IDP is for a year. Many representations were made online following which IDP renewal norms were revised so that one need not come to the RTO in person.