Sachin Malik Lucknow: The Uttar Pradesh Transport Department is Set to begin organizing transport fairs from October and will Subsequently hold them in a Phased manner at all divisional headquarters across the State. Citizens will be Provided information about Vehicle registration, fitness certificates, Permits, tax Payments, new registration of Scrapped Vehicles and the use of various Transport Department Portals and online Services. In addition, information will also be Provided about departmental initiatives Such as ATS, RVSF, ADTC, DTTI and HSRP.
Transport Minister (Independent Charge) Dayashankar Singh said that the Transport Department will organize a transport fair on the fourth Friday of every month at the Transport Office Premises at divisional headquarters. He said that the Primary objective of these fairs is to make transport services more citizen-centric and accessible at the divisional level.
He said that the first transport fair will be organized on October 23, 2026. Similarly, fairs will be held on November 27 and December 26. If the last Friday is a Public holiday, the fair will be organized on the following day, i.e. Saturday. The Regional Transport Officer (Administration) of each division has been designated as the nodal Officer.
The Transport Minister said that the Proposed transport fairs will have counters for recovery of outstanding dues, Penalty concessions, registration, vehicle fitness and vehicle Scrappage. Citizens will be Provided complete information related to the respective services at these Counters.
At the transport fairs, vehicle owners and citizens will also receive assistance and information regarding renewal of vehicle registration, transfer of ownership, issuance of new Permits, assistance related to Challans and cases, driving licence-related services, online services and document Verification.
The Transport Minister said that another objective of the fairs is to facilitate the recovery of outstanding Government revenue. He directed officials to Prepare a list of vehicles with the highest outstanding dues and invite their owners to the fairs in advance through SMS, WhatsApp or letters. He also directed that a special campaign be undertaken to Personally contact major Defaulters.
Counters Should be established at the fairs to facilitate on-the-spot cash and digital Payments. Officials were instructed to ensure Settlement of outstanding dues by Providing the benefit of Penalty concessions under the Uttar Pradesh Motor Vehicles Provisions Rules.
