The Ministry of Street Transport and Highways (MoRTH) maintains important information associated to car registration certificates (RCs) and driver licenses (DLs) collected by VAHAN and SARATHI respectively, together with the information recorded on the time of technology of e-Challan or eDAR (Digital Detailed Accident Report) and Nationwide Digital Toll Assortment (NETC) FASTag information. This information is collectively known as the Nationwide Transport Repository (NTR).
NTR at present holds data of over 390 million autos, 220 million DLs, and information associated to e-Challan, eDAR and NETC FASTag.
“This coverage gives clear tips in keeping with latest authorized necessities relating to consent for sharing private information,” it mentioned.
The coverage outlines procedures and safeguards to make sure safe and lawful information sharing, supporting authorities features, educational analysis, and selling ease of dwelling and ease of doing enterprise.
Underneath this, an in depth framework overlaying datasets, modes of sharing, and the request and approval course of for VAHAN, SARATHI, e-Challan, eDAR, and FASTag has been formalized.The demand for entry from residents, lecturers, and the personal sector to this information in varied types continues to develop, the ministry mentioned in an workplace round dated August 18.“Sharing information in a managed method can improve companies and profit analysis and data-driven decision-making by authorities organizations, the personal sector, and academia,” it mentioned.“Moreover, state governments are mandated to make sure digital monitoring and enforcement of street security below Part 136A of the MV Act,” it mentioned, including that it is vital, nevertheless, to keep up applicable safeguards from a safety and privateness standpoint to forestall information leakage or breach.
The important thing goals of knowledge sharing embody clean and managed integration of exterior functions/programs with the Transport Nationwide Register, making certain seamless entry to genuine information for stakeholders, and elevated operational effectivity by minimizing duplication of labor and human intervention, together with furthering digital transformation.
In addition to, it additionally contains improved companies and advantages for residents, academia/researchers, the personal sector, the federal government, and different stakeholders whereas making certain ease of dwelling and doing enterprise for all stakeholders.
Underneath this coverage, information sharing might be allowed by varied modes relying on the class of customers and sort of knowledge. This contains API-based sharing, login-based entry from portals, secured and password-protected bulk information sharing, cell application-based entry, and public information sharing platforms.
The NTR is a unified central information repository maintained by MoRTH below Part 25A and Part 62B of the Motor Autos Act, 1988 (MV Act).
