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http://www.newkerala.com/news4.php?action=fullnews&id=78286
Goa govt launches website on vehicular information
Panaji, Jan 11: The Goa government today listed all information about
the state's vehicles on a website launched by its transport department
- the first such in the country.
"You will get all information about a vehicle at a click of a button.
Just type vehicle number and you get to know who owns it, its tax
situation and other details," Transport Minister Pandurang Madkaikar
told reporters after the launch.
Citing security and legal reasons, the website, however, has withheld
detailed address of owners and chassis and engine numbers.
"Currently, Panaji and Margao city vehicles are listed and in few more
days all the six lakh-odd vehicles of the state will be listed,"
Madkaikar said.
The website also lists minor details like pollution certificate expiry
date, tax position, accidental history besides other details, which
can be helpful for the secondhand buyer.
It, however, does not provide any respite to the police as they will
still have to apply to the department for more details like owners'
address.
"In case of police, we have inter-departmental access through which
data can be gathered," State Transport Secretary Rajiv Yaduvanshi
stated.
In yet another step towards transparency, the department, much
condemned for corruption and anti-public approach, will install touch
screen kiosks in their offices. "The kiosk will help public get
information about their vehicles even without going on website,"
Transport Director Mihir Vardhan stated.
Talking to reporters, Madkaikar admitted that the department was
condemned for corruption.
"These steps will help reduce allegations. We are becoming more
transparent," he said.
The department has also linked all 26 pollution checking centres in
the state to the server so that the website can be regularly updated.
--- PTI
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