Latest in Trpt. Dept.

Certain latest developments in Transport Department.

The Government of India intends to bring an amendment in Motor vehicles Act which would facilitate the hearing impaired people.

The disability to hear proscribes a person from obtaining a driving licence. The Government intends to modify as follows:-

If a person with disability could hear sounds with hearing aid over and above 40 decibels he can be issued with a driving licence to drive transport vehicle.

If he could hear sounds with hearing aid over and above 60 decibels, he could be issued with a driving licence to drive non transport licence.

Another one is the Judgement of High Court.

The Chennai High Court has up held the circular No.43/2007 of Transport Commissioner. The circular which prescribes guidelines for driving schools was challenged before the High Court. The High court upheld that the circular is not ultra virus and within law.

Two or more modifications come in the circular with reference to space of the driving school, open area where candidates can be given training and solvency limit.

We may wait for further instructions from Transport Commissioner.