Bhubaneswar: As part of the 5T initiative of the Odisha government, Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik launched Wednesday nine citizen-centric online services of the State Transport Authority (STA) through virtual mode. This will see the regional transport offices (RTOs) go paperless enabling the citizens to get the services online from any place any time.
Among the services launched by Naveen include vehicle registration, auto-approval of goods and contract carriage permits, special permits for buses, online application of international driving permit, renewal of registration and transfer of ownership in any RTO of Odisha and getting learners’ licences through mobile App.
The chief minister said that the freedom to choose any transport office within Odisha for vehicle-related services will help people. The long queues in front of transport offices will soon be a thing of past, Naveen pointed out.
Underlining the 5T initiative of Odisha, the Chief Minister said that his government is committed to providing citizen-centric services in a hassle-free manner through the online process, system improvement and automation.
Others who were present at the launch were Commerce and Transport Minister Padmanabh Behera and Secretary to CM (5T) VK Pandian.
Online services available
- Automated and hassle-free vehicle registration
- Auto approval of contract carriage permit
- Auto approval of goods carriage permit
- Auto approval of inter-state special permit for buses
- Auto approval of inter region special permit for buses
- International driving permit
- Learner’s Licence in UMANG mobile App
- Renewal of registration in any RTO
- Transfer of ownership in any RTO