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The Central Government allows voluntary Aadhaar authentication for the purpose of usage of digital platforms to ensure good governance in respect of 100 specified online services provided by the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways.

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The Ministry of Road Transport and Highways, through Notification S.O. 3680(E) dated 6th July, 2026, has allowed voluntary Aadhaar authentication for individuals wishing to avail 100 specific online services via Parivahan.gov.in or the mParivahan application. This action is taken in exercise of powers conferred by rules 3 and 5 of the Aadhaar Authentication for Good Governance (Social Welfare, Innovation, Knowledge) Rules, 2020, and supersedes the previous notification S.O. 4353 (E) dated 16th September, 2022. The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology had previously allowed Aadhaar authentication for digital platforms vide O.M. No. 13(2)/2022-EG-II (Vol. II), dated 4th November, 2020. Individuals without an Aadhaar number can still avail services in physical form by establishing identity with alternative documents as per Central Motor Vehicles Rules, 1989. The services are categorized from (A) to (I), covering Learner License/Driving Licence, PSV Badge, Conductor Licence, Vehicle Registration, Vehicle Permit, Vehicle Scrapping, Vehicle Fitness, Multi-lane Free Flow, and Challan related services, accessible through Sarathi, Vahan, or Challan portals. This notification comes into effect from its publication date in the Official Gazette.

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REGD. No. D. L.-33004/99 The Gazette of India CG-DL-E-08072026-274240 EXTRAORDINARY PART II—Section 3—Sub-section (ii) PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY No. 3518] NEW DELHI, TUESDAY, JULY 7, 2026/ASHADHA 16, 1948 MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS NOTIFICATION New Delhi, the 6th July, 2026 S.O. 3680(E).—WHEREAS, the Central Government under rule 3 of the Aadhaar Authentication for Good Governance (Social Welfare, Innovation, Knowledge) Rules, 2020, may allow Aadhaar authentication on a voluntary basis by requesting entities, in the interest of good governance, promoting ease of living of residents and enabling better access to services for them; AND WHEREAS, the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways submitted a proposal as required by rule 4 of the said rules to the Central Government in the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology, which vide O.M. No. 13(2)/2022-EG-II (Vol. II), dated the 4th November, 2020, has allowed Aadhaar authentication for the purposes of usage of digital platforms to ensure good Governance in respect of certain services provided online to the citizen; NOW, THEREFORE, in exercise of the powers conferred by rules 3 and 5 of the Aadhaar Authentication for Good Governance (Social Welfare, Innovation, Knowledge) Rules, 2020, and in supersession of the notification of Government of India in the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways, published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, Section 3, Sub-Section (ii), vide number S.O. 4353 (E) dated the 16th September, 2022, except as respect things done or omitted to be done before such supersession, the Central Government, hereby allows the Aadhaar Authentication for the purpose of usage of digital platforms to ensure good governance, and notifies the following, namely:- 1. Any individual desirous of availing various services mentioned in para (3), online through the portal (Parivahan.gov.in or mParivahan application), is required to undergo Aadhaar authentication (on voluntary basis); Provided that any person who does not have Aadhaar number may avail such service in physical form by establishing the identity by submitting an alternative document physically with respective Authority as per Central Motor Vehicles Rules, 1989; 2. The online services made available through the designated portals has been classified under various categories, as specified in the lists under Categories (A) to (I). The manner of delivery of such services shall be through automatic mode, faceless mode or physical visit, in accordance with the standard process flow, as may be specified by the Central Government in the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways, in consultation with the State Governments and Ut Administrations. 3. The list of online services for which a citizen is required to undergo Aadhaar authentication are as under: - +---------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+---------+ | Sl. No. | List of Services | Portal | +=========+====================================================================================+=========+ | (A) | Learner License/Driving Licence Related | | +---------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+---------+ | 1 | Application for Learner's Licence | Sarathi | +---------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+---------+ | 2 | Enrollment of applicant to Accredited Driving Training Centre | Sarathi | +---------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+---------+ | 3 | Enrollment for Refresher course for Driver | Sarathi | +---------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+---------+ | 4 | Application for Driving Licence | Sarathi | +---------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+---------+ | 5 | Issue of Driving Licence to Defence Driving Licence holder | Sarathi | +---------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+---------+ | 6 | Issue of Driving Licence to Foreign Driving Licence holder | Sarathi | +---------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+---------+ | 7 | Addition of Vehicle Class to Existing Driving License | Sarathi | +---------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+---------+ | 8 | Addition of Vehicle Class to Existing Driving Licence for Defense Driving Licence Holder | Sarathi | +---------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+---------+ | 9 | Renewal of Driving Licence | Sarathi | +---------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+---------+ | 10 | Change of Address in Driving Licence | Sarathi | +---------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+---------+ | 11 | Change of Name in Driving Licence | Sarathi | +---------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+---------+ | 12 | Change of Particulars in Driving Licence | Sarathi | +---------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+---------+ | 13 | Issue of Duplicate Driving Licence | Sarathi | +---------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+---------+ | 14 | Driving Licence Extract | Sarathi | +---------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+---------+ | 15 | Surrender of Valid class(s) of Vehicle in Licence | Sarathi | +---------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+---------+ | 16 | Permanent Surrender of Driving Licence | Sarathi | +---------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+---------+ | 17 | Endorsement to drive a vehicle carrying Hazardous Goods | Sarathi | +---------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+---------+ | 18 | Endorsement to drive in Hilly Terrains | Sarathi | +---------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+---------+ | 19 | Issue of International Driving Permit(IDP) | Sarathi | +---------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+---------+ | 20 | Updation of Mobile number in Driving Licence | Sarathi | +---------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+---------+ | 21 | Issue of Driving Licence as Smart Card | Sarathi | +---------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+---------+ | (B) | Public Service Vehicle ('PSV') Badge Related | | +---------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+---------+ | 22 | Issue of PSV Badge to Driver | Sarathi | +---------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+---------+ | 23 | Issue of Duplicate PSV Badge | Sarathi | +---------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+---------+ | (C) | Conductor Licence Related | | +---------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+---------+ | 24 | Issue of Conductor Licence | Sarathi | +---------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+---------+ | 25 | Renewal of Conductor Licence | Sarathi | +---------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+---------+ | 26 | Change of Address in Conductor Licence | Sarathi | +---------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+---------+ | 27 | Change of Name in Conductor Licence | Sarathi | +---------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+---------+ | 28 | Issue of Duplicate Conductor Licence | Sarathi | +---------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+---------+ | 29 | Conductor Licence Extract | Sarathi | +---------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+---------+ | (D) | Vehicle Registration Services Related | | +---------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+---------+ | 30 | Application for Temporary Registration of motor vehicle | Vahan | +---------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+---------+ | 31 | Application for Registration of motor vehicle with fully built body | Vahan | +---------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+---------+ | 32 | Application for duplicate Certificate of Registration | Vahan | +---------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+---------+ | 33 | Application for Grant of NOC in case of removal to another State | Vahan | +---------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+---------+ | 34 | Change of Address in Certificate of Registration | Vahan | +---------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+---------+ | 35 | Change of Name in Certificate of Registration | Vahan | +---------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+---------+ | 36 | Update Mobile Number in Certificate of Registration | Vahan | +---------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+---------+ | 37 | Add or modify nominee details in Certificate of Registration | Vahan | +---------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+---------+ | 38 | Retention of Registration Number | Vahan | +---------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+---------+ | 39 | View Registration Certificate Particulars | Vahan | +---------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+---------+ | 40 | Renewal of Certificate of Registration | Vahan | +---------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+---------+ | 41 | Application for Cancellation of Certificate of Registration | Vahan | +---------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+---------+ | 42 | Cancel NOC by Owner | Vahan | +---------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+---------+ | 43 | Deposit Motor Vehicle Tax | Vahan | +---------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+---------+ | 44 | Refund of Motor Vehicle Tax (Non-Transport) | Vahan | +---------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+---------+ | 45 | Application for Transfer of Ownership of motor vehicle | Vahan | +---------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+---------+ | 46 | Application for Transfer of Ownership of motor vehicle (Death Case) | Vahan | +---------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+---------+ | 47 | Application for Hypothecation Addition (HPA) | Vahan | +---------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+---------+ | 48 | Application for Hypothecation Termination (HPT) | Vahan | +---------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+---------+ | 49 | Application for Hypothecation Continuation (HPC) | Vahan | +---------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+---------+ | 50 | Issue and Renewal of Trade Certificate | Vahan | +---------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+---------+ | 51 | Change of Particulars in Trade Certificate | Vahan | +---------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+---------+ | 52 | Intimation of delivery of vehicle to Authorised Dealer of registered vehicle | Vahan | +---------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+---------+ | 53 | Taking back of vehicle from Authorised Dealer of registered vehicle | Vahan | +---------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+---------+ | 54 | Intimation to registering authority and owner in case of transaction between | Vahan | | | authorised dealers of registered vehicle | | +---------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+---------+ | 55 | Alteration in Motor Vehicle | Vahan | +---------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+---------+ | 56 | Application for Conversion of Vehicle (Transport to Non-Transport and Vice-Versa) | Vahan | +---------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+---------+ | 57 | Issuance of HSRP for Converted Vehicle (Transport to Non-Transport and Vice-Versa) | Vahan | +---------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+---------+ | 58 | Re-assignment to BH Series Registration Mark | Vahan | +---------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+---------+ | 59 | Re-assignment from BH to Regular Series Registration Mark | Vahan | +---------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+---------+ | 60 | Assignment of Vintage Registration Mark | Vahan | +---------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+---------+ | 61 | Application for assignment of new registration mark on removal of Vehicle to another State | Vahan | +---------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+---------+ | 62 | Issue of Registration Certificate as Smart Card | Vahan | +---------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+---------+ | 63 | Citizen grievance regarding any vehicle manufacturing defect(s) | Vahan | +---------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+---------+ | 64 | Issue of duplicate High Security Registration Plate (HSRP) | Vahan | +---------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+---------+ | 65 | Application for duplicate Third Registration mark | Vahan | +---------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+---------+ | 66 | Addition of New Vehicle Class in Driving Schools and Establishments | Vahan | +---------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+---------+ | 67 | Application for Grant of Licence under Scheme for Renting Motor Cabs and Motor Cycles | Vahan | +---------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+---------+ | 68 | Application for Renewal of Licence under Scheme for Renting Motor Cabs and Motor Cycles | Vahan | +---------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+---------+ | (E) | Vehicle Permit Related | | +---------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+---------+ | 69 | Application for Temporary Permit | Vahan | +---------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+---------+ | 70 | Application for Special Permit | Vahan | +---------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+---------+ | 71 | Issue of Stage/Contract Carriage Permit | Vahan | +---------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+---------+ | 72 | Issue of Duplicate Stage/Contract Carriage Permit | Vahan | +---------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+---------+ | 73 | Renewal of Stage/Contract Carriage Permit | Vahan | +---------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+---------+ | 74 | Transfer of Permit | Vahan | +---------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+---------+ | 75 | Transfer of Permit (Death Case) | Vahan | +---------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+---------+ | 76 | Permanent Surrender of Permit | Vahan | +---------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+---------+ | 77 | Restoration of Permit (in case of replacement of vehicle) | Vahan | +---------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+---------+ | 78 | Counter Signature – Permit | Vahan | +---------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+---------+ | 79 | Grant of Tourist Permit | Vahan | +---------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+---------+ | 80 | Grant of Tourist Permit Authorization | Vahan | +---------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+---------+ | 81 | Renewal of Tourist Permit | Vahan | +---------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+---------+ | 82 | Grant of All India Tourist Permit (AITP) | Vahan | +---------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+---------+ | 83 | Grant of National Permit (NP) | Vahan | +---------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+---------+ | 84 | Grant of National Permit Authorization | Vahan | +---------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+---------+ | 85 | Renewal of National Permit (NP) | Vahan | +---------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+---------+ | (F) | Vehicle Scrapping Related | | +---------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+---------+ | 86 | Application for Scrapping of vehicle | Vahan | +---------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+---------+ | 87 | Certificate of Deposit (CD) Generation | Vahan | +---------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+---------+ | 88 | Certificate of Deposit (CD) Utilization | Vahan | +---------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+---------+ | (G) | Vehicle Fitness Related | | +---------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+---------+ | 89 | Vehicle Fitness Appointment at Automatic Testing Station | Vahan | +---------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+---------+ | 90 | Reschedule Fitness Appointment | Vahan | +---------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+---------+ | 91 | Cancel Fitness Appointment | Vahan | +---------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+---------+ | 92 | Fitness certificate and Fitness test report | Vahan | +---------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+---------+ | 93 | View Complete Vehicle Fitness History | Vahan | +---------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+---------+ | 94 | View Current and Past Bookings, and Payment Transaction Status | Vahan | +---------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+---------+ | (H) | Multi-lane Free Flow Related | | +---------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+---------+ | 95 | Payment of unpaid user fees | Vahan | +---------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+---------+ | (I) | Challan Related | | +---------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+---------+ | 96 | Check Challan status | Challan | +---------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+---------+ | 97 | Pay pending Challan | Challan | +---------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+---------+ | 98 | View Challan payment receipt | Challan | +---------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+---------+ | 99 | File grievance against a Challan | Challan | +---------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+---------+ | 100 | Grievance Status of Challan | Challan | +---------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+---------+ 4. This notification shall come into effect from the date of its publication in the Official Gazette. [F. No. RT-11036/27/2017-MVL] MAHMOOD AHMED, Addl. Secy. Uploaded by Dte. of Printing at Government of India Press, Ring Road, Mayapuri, New Delhi-110064 and Published by the Controller of Publications, Delhi-110054. KUMER CHAND MEENA Digitally signed by KUMER CHAND MEENA Date: 2026.07.08 12:02:39 +05'30'

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