Delhi Government Extends Driving Licence Validity Till March 31

Delhi government has extended the validity of those driving licences that were supposed to expire between February 01, 2020 and January 31, 2022. The government has extended the validity by two months which is till March 31, 2022 as mentioned by Kailash Gahlot, Delhi Transport Minister. The transport minister took to twitter to share the news on Friday evening, his tweet read, "Keeping in view the interest of the general public of Delhi, the Transport Department has decided to extend the validity of all learning licences and heavy driving licences for the next three months i.e. up to 31.03.2022."

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Delhi government had cancelled driving test due to the surege in COVID-19 cases.

According to the Transport Department, the validity of learner's licence was earlier extended to January 31, 2022 and now has extended the date further as driving tests were cancelled to prevent the spread of the third wave of COVID-19. "And whereas, it has come to notice that several learners licence holders have not been able to obtain the online appointment slots for their driving skill tests and there are many more applicants than the available driving tests slots. Therefore, the validity of those learner licences, including the heavy commercial vehicle driving licences, issued by the department whose validity has expired between February 1, 2020 to January 31, 2022, has been extended for two months," he added.

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The Delhi government had suspended driving licence tests in the national capital earlier this month given the rise in Covid-19 cases. All appointments for fresh and existing driving licence and even learning licence tests have been suspended at all Regional Transport Offices (RTO) in Delhi from January 6, 2022.