Now We Can Get A Driver’s License Within A Month Of Passing The Exam

As the number of people filling up the forms for the new driver’s license is more than five lakh, the Department of Transport Management has planned to issue the license to the service recipients who have passed the license test within a month. The department has stated that a large number of licenses can be printed in a single day using a large number of card printing equipment (mass printers). Even though it is not possible to print the card immediately due to the small number of card stocks, the license will be printed as soon as the new card arrives. Director Ram Chandra Poudel said that the department has started the process for the purchase of 1.4 million cards. According to him, the company that is going to buy these cards has now sent a small number of card samples for testing. He informed that the card will come soon after he is informed that he is fine. He said, “We have only a few cards left so we have printed a little. With the arrival of the new card, there will be a lot of printing in one day.” The mass printer purchased by the department last year has the capacity to print 450 licenses per hour. Director Poudel said that even if it is operated for 10 hours in a day, 4,500 will be printed. He says that more than 10,000 prints will be made when the device is used for 24 hours. The department had operated the equipment in three ‘shifts’ during the shutdown issued by the government to control Kovid-19. “How many hours it takes depends on the pressure,” he said. The government reopened the new license last December, which had been blocked for nearly 10 months due to Kovid-19. More than five lakh service recipients have applied online from across the country. As the pass rate is around 30 percent, it can be printed, said the department. Director Poudel said that it will not be difficult to meet the demand once the new 1.4 million cards arrive. The department has small capacity equipment along with mass printers. The department has stated that even if three are not used for the time being, they can be used. For the past two years, the Transportation Management Office under the state government has been conducting, renewing and distributing examinations for new licenses. The department is printing the work and license of the server.