Punjab launches on-line driving licence facility for Lahore

To be able to facilitate residents, caretaker Punjab Chief Minister Mohsin Naqvi on Monday launched an software to subject on-line studying driving licences to individuals in Lahore.

Addressing the inaugural ceremony, the caretaker chief minister mentioned that residents will now be capable to get studying driving licence whereas staying at house, below the Driving License Administration System.

The federal government, he added, can also be offering amenities for getting studying driving licences made at patrol posts, service centres, and police stations.

“The ability of [acquiring] learner licence has additionally been began on the entrance desk of the police stations,” he mentioned.

This effort by the Punjab authorities will guarantee ease for residents who will not want to fret about stepping out of the home or ready to get their licences made, he mentioned.

Provincial Info Minister Aamir Mir and Inspector Normal of Police Dr Usman Anwar had been additionally current on the inauguration ceremony held on the CM home, whereas Chairman Punjab Info Know-how Board Faisal Yousaf and different related officers additionally attended the occasion.

Final week, the Punjab caretaker authorities authorised a multi-fold hike within the learner driving licence charge, which can come into impact from January 1, 2024.

The approval got here in the course of the thirty third assembly of the provincial cupboard, chaired by CM Naqvi in Lahore.

After the cupboard’s approval, the charge for the learner’s driving licence has been elevated from Rs60 to Rs1000.

Nevertheless, United States residents and Pakistani residents residing within the US, Canada, and another nation can get a driving licence by paying $100 on-line, the provincial cupboard’s communique acknowledged.

Furthermore, the provincial cupboard has additionally hiked the charges for gentle and heavy automobile driving licence and the Public Service Car (PSV) driving licence.