In India, when you want to drive a vehicle, you have to first have a licence. Whether it’s a learner’s licence or a permanent driving licence, you have to acquire the document before you can legally get in the driving seat. In Kota, a city in Rajasthan, the same rules apply, and people are now applying for driving licenses more than ever before, thanks to the online application method. RTO’s or Regional Transport Offices are responsible for preparing and issuing driving licences to applicants. However, they can only do so if the applicants have successfully cleared the online test and the institution’s driving test. Once the driving test is cleared, it takes about two weeks from then for the RTO to dispatch the licence. It takes another two weeks for the postal service to deliver the driving licence to the applicant’s registered address. Now that everything has gone online, the RTO allows driving licence applicants to check their licence status from the comfort of their home. Applicants are advised to start checking for their licences’ status after the first two weeks from the test date as it could take time for the RTO to update the database. To check the status of a driving licence in Kota, applicants can either visit the official website for the Transport Department of Rajasthan or the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways website called Sarathi/Parivahan.
Now that everything is available online, the RTO’s across the country have also taken their services online. New applicants who want to check the status of their driving licence in Kota can get online and check the progress of their document. Usually, the RTO takes about two weeks after the clearance of the driving licence test to issue and dispatch the driving licence. After those two weeks, the applicant is free to check the status of their driving licence. The driving licence is delivered within 30 days after the test is completed at the RTO. In case the driving licence is not delivered or the status of the licence is not available online, applicants can get in touch with the RTO and get more information.
For anyone who has applied for a driving licence, a duplicate driving licence, an international driving licence, or a renewed driving licence, the steps for checking the status are listed below:
Like most states in India, Rajasthan has its own transport department and official website for it as well. Anyone who has applied for a driving licence in Kota can also check their driving licence status through the state transport department’s official website. Here is what you need to do to check your driving licence status through the Rajasthan Transport Department website:
Checking your driving licence status online is considered the faster, easier, and more convenient option as it can be done in a matter of minutes rather than visiting the RTO and waiting in long queues. While most of the states in India have their own official transport department website where individuals can check the status of their driving licences, the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways introduced the Sarathi platform where driving licence applicants and holders can find all the information they need in one easy to use location. Here is how you check the status of your driving licence in Kota through the Sarathi website.
As mentioned above, the RTO only dispatches a driving licence a minimum of two weeks after the applicant has cleared the driving licence test at the RTO. Under normal circumstances, the driving licence is delivered to the registered applicant within a month after the test has been cleared. However, a few driving licences might get delayed due to verification procedures or delays by the postal service. The RTO advises all driving licence applicants to start checking their licences’ status after a minimum of two weeks. It is also not advisable to check your driving licence status every day as the status does not change that quickly. When you want to check your driving licence status, it is best to do so once or twice a week at the max. In case you cannot find any information about your driving licence even after a couple of weeks, you can approach the RTO for more information.
There are a few facts about the driving licence status in India that must be known by all applicants as well as all driving licence holders in Kota as well as in the country.
