Now, get fitness certificate for commercial vehicles anywhere in the Haryana

Ravinder Saini
Tribune News Service
Rohtak, June 24

Now, owners of commercial vehicles need not face inconvenience in getting fitness certificates for their vehicles due to heavy rush at the government inspection centre in their district concerned.

They will now be able to get fitness test of their vehicles done anywhere in the state as the state government has decided to allow authorised dealers of the original equipment manufacturers (automobile companies) to operate “testing stations” for conducting fitness test and grant/renewal of certificate of fitness for the make of vehicles concerned, said sources.

The sources maintained that the decision had been taken in view of the problem of capacity, including expert manpower and infrastructure required, for testing and perennial complaints of transparency. The dealers would have to apply to get a grant of letter of authority by paying a stipulated fee.

“The test of fitness and grant of certificate of fitness in the state has, thus far, been done by the Board of inspection, but it has, however, been plagued by multiple problems, hence it has been decided to increase the availability of quality facilities for testing fitness and for the grant of certificate of fitness to improve ease-of-doing business and for transparency,” said an order sent by Transport Commissioner, Haryana, to All district Transport officers-cum-Secretary, Regional Transport Authorities (RTA) yesterday.

The order further states that testing stations will have to meet the criteria laid down in the rules.