Bhubaneswar, July 24: The State Transport Authority (STA) is going to launch strict enforcement against vehicles operating without valid fitness and registration certificates in Odisha.
Acting on the directive of Minister of Commerce and Transport Bibhuti Bhushan Jena, transport commissioner Amitabh Thakur has issued a circular mandating a stringent approach against such vehicles.
The STA will not only impose fine but also seize such vehicles and file legal cases as per the law. All deputy transport commissioners and RTOs have been instructed to intensify inspection of fitness and registration certificate of vehicles across the state.
As per the Central Motor Vehicles Act 1988, it is mandatory for transport vehicles to have valid registration and fitness certificates and valid registration certificate for non-transport vehicles.
The motor vehicle inspectors have been asked to make report of vehicles without fitness and registration certificate containing the owner’s address and mobile number from VAHAN on a daily basis, an official said.