People With Mild Or Medium Colour Blindness Can Now Obtain Driving License; All You Need To Know

The ministry has been taking many measures to enable divyangjan citizens to avail transport related services and especially relating to the obtaining of the driving licence.

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New Delhi: In a major relief for motorists, the Central government has decided to allow citizens with mild to medium colour blindness to obtain the driving license. The ministry has been taking many measures to enable divyangjan citizens to avail transport related services and especially relating to the obtaining of  the driving licence. In an official statement issued on Friday, the Union Ministry of Road Transport & Highways (MoRTH) said that it has issued a notification for amendment  to the FORM 1 and FORM 1A of the Central Motor Vehicles Rules 1989 for enabling the citizens with mild to medium colour blindness in obtaining the driving license.

Citizens with mild to medium colour blindness to also obtain the Driving License now@MORTHIndia issues a notification for amendment to the FORM 1 and FORM 1A of the Central Motor Vehicles Rules 1989 Read: https://t.co/oQBJ3mft4R

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The GSR 401 (E) dated 24th June 2020 is a social and facilitative regulation published by the Ministry. The statement said that the government received complaints that the colour blind citizens are not able to have the driving licence made as restrictions through the requirements in the declaration about physical fitness (FORM I) or the Medical certificate (FORM IA) makes it difficult for the people to apply for the same. The issue was then taken up with Medical Expert Institution and an advice was sought. ALSO READ | International Flight Operations To And From India To Remain Suspended Till July 15 The notification said that the advisories issued in regard to facilitate driving licence to the divyangjan and further an advisory for people with monocular vision have been issued earlier. Moving further, it added that recommendations received were to allow mild to medium colour blind citizens to be allowed to drive and put restrictions only on the severe colour blind citizens from driving. This is also allowed  in other parts of the world. Accordingly a draft notification was issued to seek comments and suggestions. In another major decision taken earlier this month, the government had extended the validity date of motor vehicle documents including driving licence and vehicle fitness till September 30 in wake of Coronavirus pandemic.