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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.