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Mild to medium colour blind people can now obtain driving licence, Auto News, ET Auto

The MoRTH has been taking many measures to enable 'divyangjan' citizens to avail transport-related services and especially relating to the obtaining of the driving licence.
The MoRTH has been getting several steps to permit ‘divyangjan’ citizens to avail transportation-relevant providers and in particular relating to the obtaining of the driving licence.

New Delhi: The governing administration on Friday claimed individuals with moderate to medium color blindness can now obtain driving licence. The Highway Transportation and Highways Ministry has issued a notification in this regard for vital amendments in required varieties of motor motor vehicle norms.

“The Ministry of Highway Transportation and Highways (MoRTH) has issued a notification for amendment to the Type 1 and Type 1A of the Central Motor Cars (CMV) Policies, 1989 for enabling the citizens with moderate to medium color blindness in obtaining the driving licence…,” the ministry claimed in a assertion.

The MoRTH has been getting several steps to permit ‘divyangjan’ citizens to avail transportation-relevant providers and in particular relating to the obtaining of the driving licence, it claimed.

The advisories, the assertion claimed, have been issued in this regard to aid driving licence to ‘divyangjan’ citizens. Even more, an advisory for persons with monocular vision has also been issued, it claimed.

“The ministry acquired representations that the color blind citizens are not in a position to have the driving licence designed as limitations by the specifications in the declaration about actual physical health and fitness (Type 1) or the clinical certificate (Type 1A) can make it difficult,” the assertion claimed.

“The situation was taken up with clinical expert institution and assistance was sought. The recommendations acquired ended up to allow moderate to medium color blind citizens to be allowed to drive and put limitations only on the significant color blind citizens from driving,” the assertion claimed.

This is also allowed in other sections of the environment.

Earlier issuing a draft notification in March, the ministry experienced sought strategies and reviews from various statkeholders for an amendment in Motor Motor vehicle Policies for enabling these kinds of men and women obtain driving licence.

“It was brought to the notice of the ministry that the color blind citizens ended up not remaining in a position to get the driving licence designed whilst they are in a position to conduct all functions properly except from identifying colors. The matter was sympathetically examined consulting the clinical authorities,” the ministry experienced claimed earlier.

It experienced been documented that the citizens with sure degree of color blindness can be offered with driving licence and this is remaining carried out in several nations of the environment, it experienced claimed.

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