Bogus number plates: Dealers’ Vehicle Registration System reviewed
CM says the DVRS will be launched in Lahore, Multan and Faisalabad first
CM says the DVRS will be launched in Lahore, Multan and Faisalabad first. PHOTO: FILE
LAHORE:
Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif presided over a meeting at the committee room of the Punjab Assembly on Thursday to review various features of the Dealers’ Vehicle Registration System (DVRS) slated to be launched in several districts of the province soon.
The idea is to eliminate bogus number plates and non-registered vehicles and to facilitate the registration of vehicles through a streamlined system, officials at the meeting said. It will be launched simultaneously in Lahore, Multan and Faisalabad.
Sharif said identifying motorcycles and vehicles with fake number plates was a challenge. “But it is essential that we take the step.” He said two-wheelers and cars with fake number plates were often used by criminals and terrorists as getaway vehicles. “This is why effective steps will have to be taken immediately to stop such vehicles from coming on the roads,” he said.
The chief minister said effective legislation would be required to ensure thorough checking of vehicles or motorcycles with fake number plates. He said there would have to be penalties for those using vehicles with fake number plates.
The chief minister directed the Excise & Taxation Department to take comprehensive steps to curb fake and unregistered vehicles in the province. “The DVRS is an excellent system, its scope will have to be expanded to every city.”
He said he hoped that this would help root out corruption and help generate revenue. He said issuance of number plates at service centres of the Punjab Information Technology Board could also be considered.
Special Monitoring Unit Senior Member Salman Sufi gave a detailed briefing regarding the Dealer Vehicle Registration System. Ministers Rana Sanaullah, Mian Mujtaba Shujaur Rehman, Parliamentary Secretary Mian Muhammad Munir, and reverent parliamentary secretaries and senior officials attended the meeting.
Talking progress
Several members of the provincial assembly called on the chief minister to discuss development schemes in the areas they represent.
Sharif said serving the masses and improving their lifestyle was the pivot Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz’s politics hinged on. He said the government had taken unprecedented steps for the progress of the country and to strengthen the national economy. The chief minister said a policy of transparency and quality had been applied to all development projects. He said they had saved a lot of resources by ensuring that such projects were completed on time. The resources saved have been used on welfare projects, he said.
“Our government has paid equal attention to rural and urban areas. We have adopted a balanced development policy,” he said.
Sharif said the mega Saaf Pani Project, to provide safe drinking water, had been started from south Punjab. “This project will take safe drinking water to millions of people residing in villages.”
He said that construction and repair of roads in rural areas was going ahead under the Khadim-i-Punjab Rural Roads Programme. “This will help strengthen the rural economy.”
He said elected representatives should play a positive role in ensuring timely and quality completion of development schemes.
Published in The Express Tribune, June 24th, 2016.
Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif presided over a meeting at the committee room of the Punjab Assembly on Thursday to review various features of the Dealers’ Vehicle Registration System (DVRS) slated to be launched in several districts of the province soon.
The idea is to eliminate bogus number plates and non-registered vehicles and to facilitate the registration of vehicles through a streamlined system, officials at the meeting said. It will be launched simultaneously in Lahore, Multan and Faisalabad.
Sharif said identifying motorcycles and vehicles with fake number plates was a challenge. “But it is essential that we take the step.” He said two-wheelers and cars with fake number plates were often used by criminals and terrorists as getaway vehicles. “This is why effective steps will have to be taken immediately to stop such vehicles from coming on the roads,” he said.
The chief minister said effective legislation would be required to ensure thorough checking of vehicles or motorcycles with fake number plates. He said there would have to be penalties for those using vehicles with fake number plates.
The chief minister directed the Excise & Taxation Department to take comprehensive steps to curb fake and unregistered vehicles in the province. “The DVRS is an excellent system, its scope will have to be expanded to every city.”
He said he hoped that this would help root out corruption and help generate revenue. He said issuance of number plates at service centres of the Punjab Information Technology Board could also be considered.
Special Monitoring Unit Senior Member Salman Sufi gave a detailed briefing regarding the Dealer Vehicle Registration System. Ministers Rana Sanaullah, Mian Mujtaba Shujaur Rehman, Parliamentary Secretary Mian Muhammad Munir, and reverent parliamentary secretaries and senior officials attended the meeting.
Talking progress
Several members of the provincial assembly called on the chief minister to discuss development schemes in the areas they represent.
Sharif said serving the masses and improving their lifestyle was the pivot Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz’s politics hinged on. He said the government had taken unprecedented steps for the progress of the country and to strengthen the national economy. The chief minister said a policy of transparency and quality had been applied to all development projects. He said they had saved a lot of resources by ensuring that such projects were completed on time. The resources saved have been used on welfare projects, he said.
“Our government has paid equal attention to rural and urban areas. We have adopted a balanced development policy,” he said.
Sharif said the mega Saaf Pani Project, to provide safe drinking water, had been started from south Punjab. “This project will take safe drinking water to millions of people residing in villages.”
He said that construction and repair of roads in rural areas was going ahead under the Khadim-i-Punjab Rural Roads Programme. “This will help strengthen the rural economy.”
He said elected representatives should play a positive role in ensuring timely and quality completion of development schemes.
Published in The Express Tribune, June 24th, 2016.