Traffic challan: This is how you can carry key transport documents on your phone to avoid fines

According to the transport ministry, an electronic document will be legally acceptable only if it is available on DigiLocker or mParivahan app.

"The mParivahan mobile app is being provided by the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways through NIC. The details of RC, DL, Fitness Validity, Insurance Validity and Permit Validity are available on real time basis on this mobile app by entering the DL number/ Registration number pertaining to the vehicles," the ministry said in a statement.

DigiLocker, a platform of the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology, can pull a citizen's driving licence or the Certificate of Registration details from VAHAN and make it available in the Digilocker App in an electronic form.

The data related to the insurance of new vehicles and renewal of insurance of vehicles is reflected on the eChallan app that is available only to enforcement officers.

As per the standard procedure, citizens can produce the required information either through the DigiLocker app or the mParivahan app. They can also download the driving licence or the Registration Certificate through these apps and store on their mobile devices.

"The enforcement agencies can simultaneously access these details from eChallan app, which has data for on-line verification of vehicle and its license status. Off-line verification of mParivahan QR Code is also available on this platform. Normal android mobile apps can be used for this purpose," the ministry said.

"This benefits both the enforcement agencies as they are not required to physically handle any document, their office need not maintain any inventory or record, and the citizens as they will not be required to carry documents," the ministry added.