Parliament Question: Implementation of the e-Transport Mission Mode Project

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS RAJYA SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO - 4237 ANSWERED ON - 01/04/2026 IMPLEMENTATION OF THE E-TRANSPORT MISSION MODE PROJECT 4237. SHRI LAHAR SINGH SIROYA: SHRI NARAYANA KORAGAPPA: Will the Minister of ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS be pleased to state: (a) number of transport-related services brought under e-Transport Mission Mode Project and extent of their adoption across States and Union Territories including Karnataka; (b) categories of services currently being delivered through faceless or contactless digital processes, including vehicle registration, driving license issuance, taxation and permit-related services; (c) technological features incorporated including use of Aadhaar authentication, eKYC, digital signatures and AI-based facial recognition; (d) details of institutional framework developed for integration of Government-to- Government, Government-to-Business and Government-to-Citizen services under the platform; and (e) expected impact on efficiency of service delivery, transparency and ease of access for citizens and transport sector stakeholders? ANSWER THE MINISTER OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS (SHRI NITIN JAIRAM GADKARI) (a) to (e) Government in Ministry of Road Transport & Highways vide S.O. 4353(E) dated 16th September, 2022, has notified 58 online transport related services through Aadhaar authentication on voluntary basis. The objective of this shift to online and digital authentication mechanisms under the e-Transport Mission Mode Project is to improve efficiency, transparency and promote ease of living of residents and enabling better access of services to the citizens while minimizing the need to physically visit Regional Transport Offices (RTOs). Implementation of provisions contained in the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 and rules made there under comes under the purview of concerned State/UT Governments. The list of adoption of these services in States/UTs is attached at Annexure -A.ANNEXURE-A ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (a) to (e) OF THE RAJYA SABHA UNSTARRRED QUESTION NO. 4237 FOR ANSWER ON 01.04.2026 ASKED BY SHRI LAHAR SINGH SIROYA AND SHRI NARAYANA KORAGAPPA REGARDING IMPLEMENTATION OF THE E-TRANSPORT MISSION MODE PROJECT. State No. of Vahan No of Sarathi Total No. of online Services Services services Andaman & Nicobar 21 19 40 Andhra Pradesh 21 11 32 Arunachal Pradesh 2 1 3 Assam 20 22 42 Bihar 19 26 45 Chandigarh 19 22 41 Chhattisgarh 18 16 34 UT of D&NH AND 18 10 28 D&D Delhi 19 14 33 Goa 21 27 48 Gujarat 19 20 39 Himachal Pradesh 22 18 40 Haryana 15 16 31 Jharkhand 14 0 14 Jammu & Kashmir 20 24 44 Karnataka 15 14 29 Kerala 17 12 29 Ladakh 15 1 16 Lakshwadeep 1 0 1 Maharashtra 21 23 44 Meghalaya 8 5 13 Manipur 10 15 25 Madhya Pradesh 22 25 47 Mizoram 11 1 12 Nagaland 2 0 2 Odisha 19 13 32 Punjab 11 13 24 Puducherry 7 8 15 Rajasthan 17 17 34Sikkim 2 10 12 Telangana* 0 0 0 Tamil Nadu 21 18 39 Tripura 10 10 20 Uttarakhand 9 0 9 Uttar Pradesh 20 26 46 West Bengal 20 9 29 Note* - State of Telangana is recently migrated to Vahan 4 and Sarathi 4. *****