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GOVERNMENT OF NATIONAL CAPITAL TERRITORY OF DELHI TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT 5/9 UNDER HILL ROAD: DELHI-110054 MINUTES OF STA BOARD MEETING HELD ON 12.8.2013 AT 1.00 P.M. IN THE CONFERENCE ROOM OF THE COMMISSIONER (TRANSPORT)/ CHAIRPERSON (STA) 1. Secretary-cum-Commissioner, Transport In Chair 2. Shri Mahender Singh Yadav, Ex. MLA Member 3. Shri Devender Yadav, MLA Member 4. Shri Anil Shukla, Addl. Commissioner of Police ,Traffic Member 5. ACOT/ Secretary, STA Member Secretary 6. Dy. Secretary, STA 1. CONFIRMATION OF THE MINUTES OF THE LAST STA BOARD MEETING HELD ON 20.5.2013 The Board confirmed the minutes of the aforesaid meeting which were circulated vide No.10(108)/AS/STA/TPT/2013/68 dated 27.5.2013 to all the Members and the following resolutions were made by STA Board:- 2. Resolution No.11/2013 Agenda No.11/2013 POLICY FOR TAKING ACTION AGAINST TRANSPORT VEHICLES INVOLVED IN REPEATED OFFENCES Agenda item was considered and the STA Board accorded approval for action against the transport vehicles involved in repeated offences, as follows:- i) Vehicle plying without valid permit – If a transport vehicle is found to be plying without valid permit, the vehicle should be challaned and impounded by the enforcement agencies for 15 days. Thereafter, the vehicle may be released only when the owner of the vehicle gets the permit renewed from the STA. In case the vehicle owner fails to get the permit renewed the vehicle shall remain impounded indefinitely. The Courts and STAT should be requested not to order release of such vehicles until 1 the vehicle owner gets his/her permit renewed from STA. This would ensure that a vehicle is not plying without permit repeatedly. * In case the fitness of the vehicle expires during the currency of the impounding period of 15 days the vehicle owner may be given opportunity of getting his fitness renewed by release of vehicle for a specified period. ii) Plying without valid certificate of fitness – If a transport vehicle is found to be plying without valid certificate of fitness, vehicle should be challaned and impounded by the enforcement agencies for 15 days. Further, the enforcement agencies on request of owner, may release the vehicle for 15 days so that the owner is able to get the fitness of the vehicle renewed. In case, the owner fails to produce the certificate of fitness within 15 days, the enforcement agencies shall report such matter to Transport Department for cancellation of registration of such vehicles. iii) Plying of vehicle by a driver not having a valid driving licence – If a transport vehicle is found to be plying by a driver without valid driving licence, vehicle should be challaned and impounded by the enforcement agencies. The enforcement agencies shall report such matter to STA for cancellation of permit and registration of such vehicles. On receipt of such information, STA shall initiate action for cancellation of permit. Thereafter, the registering authority shall also initiate action for cancellation of registration of the vehicle. In this regard, a prior public notice shall be published in the newspapers. iv) Fatal accident – The fatal policy was considered and approved. In case of all transport vehicles involved in two fatal accidents, the policy of the Department as earlier will remain applicable. Further, the driving licence and badge of the driver involved in fatal accident shall be cancelled. v) (a) Violations of directions of Hon‟ble Supreme Court – Delhi Traffic Police is already taking action by challaning / impounding of the vehicle and subsequently also suspending the permit of the offending vehicle for suitable duration. Delhi Traffic Police 2 shall be sending cases to Transport Department where the same offence is committed by a particular driver of a vehicle for three times in a calendar year, for cancellation of driving licence and badge of the driver. If the offence is committed by the another driver of the particular vehicle for three times in a calendar year, driver‟s licence and badge shall be cancelled, the permit and the registration of the vehicle shall also be cancelled in the event of the above mentioned six offences in a calendar year. (b) Violations of directions of Hon‟ble Supreme Court by the transport vehicle drivers In the above said cases, a data bank of the offences of the transport vehicle drivers shall also be maintained to take suitable action against violations by a driver having driven different vehicles. Delhi Traffic Police shall be sending such cases where the offence is committed by a particular driver, for three times in a calendar year for cancellation of driving licence and badge of the driver. vi) In case of offences committed by the driver such as drunken driving, violating any condition of permit relating to the route on which or the area in which or the purpose for which the vehicle may be used, strict action of cancellation or suspension of driving licence of the driver of the vehicles involved shall be taken by the licensing authority. Delhi Traffic Police shall continue to refer such cases to STA. If the above mentioned offences are committed second time by the driver his licence and badge shall be cancelled. The permit and the registration of the vehicle shall also be cancelled in the event of six offences {as mentioned in (v) and (vi)} in a calendar year. 1.8 Mechanism for sharing of information regarding repeated offences Delhi Traffic Police has now started e-challaning of vehicles. Hence, cases of repeated offences shall easily be detected and prosecution system of the Delhi Traffic Police shall be strengthened. Suitable software should be devised by the Delhi Traffic Police for detection of multiple offences committed by particular vehicle and particular driverand on-line access should be given to the Transport Department so that prompt action can be taken for cancellation of permit/registration/driving license. 3 1.9 Action on subsequent offences under section 182, 192 and 192A under the Act has to be taken by the Delhi Traffic Police and Enforcement Branch. Letter has already been issued to Delhi Traffic Police. 3. Resolution no.12/2013 Agenda no.12/2013 RENEWAL OF PERMIT EXPIRED BEYOND 1 YEAR The Addl. Commissioner of Police, Traffic (Member) stated that so far manual challans were being generated by each Traffic Circle and therefore collating information for a vehicle would take long time. Now that e-challan process has been started by Traffic Police, the information may be readily available in future cases. Therefore, it was decided by the Board that the applicants for renewal of permits beyond a period of one year shall submit an undertaking that they could not get their permits renewed within specified period due to valid reasons. The cases shall be decided by an officer not below the rank of Dy. Secretary. Action may be taken against the vehicle even at a later stage, as per the repeated offence policy, if information regarding repeated offences is received from the Enforcement Agencies. 4. Resolution No.13/2013 Agenda No.13/2013 SEPARATE PERMIT CONDITIONS OF LMV COMMERCIAL PASSENGERS VEHICLES The representative of Transport Operator & Labour Welfare Association (Regd.) requested for change of title of the stage carriage permit conditions. He stated that his earlier request for change of driver‟s qualifications for mini buses in consonance with the MV Act 1988, has already been approved by the Transport Department and incorporated in the permit conditions. The Board decided that the title of stage carriage permit conditions i.e. “Permit Conditions for Stage Carriage Buses (DTC, Cluster and Private Buses including Feeder / RTV / Mini / Midi Buses” is unambiguous and needs no change. 4 5. Resolution No.14/2013 Agenda No.14/2013 EXTENSION OF ROUTES FOR PERMIT OF MAXI CABS The Members of STA Board in the last meeting desired to conduct a survey of the routes and submit report of routes No.9101, 9109, 9110, 9112 and 9113. Accordingly, the survey report was placed before the Board. The Board approved the Agenda. 6. Resolution No.15/2013 Agenda No.15/2013 PHASING OUT OF RTVs RTVs have been involved in frequent road accidents due to overturning and competition with other vehicles on roads. In the interest of safety of passengers, STA Board decided to phase out these four wheeled vehicles completely by 31st March 2014. This shall be applicable to RTVs plying under stage carriage, contract carriage, school buses and maxi cabs permits. A public notice in this regard shall be issued in newspapers. 7. Resolution No.16 & 17/2013 Agenda No.16 & 17/2013 ROUTES RATIONALIZATION OPERATION OF GRAMIN SEWA VEHICLES A Route Rationalization Committee consisting of representatives of DMRC, DTC, DIMITS had submitted a report on requests of operators of mini stage carriage buses. The route variations were considered by the Committee in terms of provisions of Section 80(3) of the MV Act and a report was submitted. The Board decided that operators be given an option to operate these routes suggested by the Committee. The STA Board, however, observed that the report was influenced by the operators- DMRC, DTC, Cluster buses. The last mile, connectivity and larger public interest has not been taken into account. The Board decided that the routes of Gramin Sewa vehicles should be kept beyond outer ring road. The routes of mini buses should be kept beyond inner ring road. All the routes should be re-designed with proper allocation of number of vehicles on each route. The routes will be put up for open advertisement to 5 give equal opportunity to all the interested operators. A study may be commissioned to a professional agency to give a five year plan of operation of multi modes of Transport.