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01/09/22 05:56 AM IST

Govt standardises process to issue international driving permit

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  • The government has introduced a uniform format for international driving permit (IDP) issued in the country.
Details 
  • The document will now be issued in the form of a booklet and will also have a QR code for all driver-related information that authorities in the country being visited can review.
  • The new standardised format of the IDP will be issued by respective state authorities and it will be valid for a period of one year from the date of issue.
  • Currently, the format, size, pattern, colour etc. of the IDP being issued was differing across states in India.
  • Due to this, many citizens were facing difficulties with their respective IDP in foreign countries.
  • Now, through this amendment in the Central Motor Vehicle Rules 1989, the format, size, colour etc. for IDP has been standardised for issuance across India, and in adherence to the Geneva Convention.
  • The IDP is valid is as many as 102 countries, including the US, UK, Canada, UAE, Australia, Ireland, South Korea, Russia, South Africa, Thailand and New Zealand, among others. 
Geneva Convention 
  • It is an international treaty signed in 1949 that helps support the development and safety of International Road traffic.
  • Being a signatory to the Convention on International Road Traffic of 1949 (Geneva Convention), India is required to issue IDPs, as provided under this convention, for acceptance of the same on a reciprocal basis with other countries.
  • Some countries where the IDP will not be valid include China, Pakistan, Germany and Nepal. These countries are not signatories of the convention.
Source- The Hindu 

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