India, May 16 -- The transport department has directed all registered motor driving training schools and zonal offices to implement biometric attendance and Aadhaar-based e-KYC for refresher training courses linked to driving licence renewals, according to an order issued on May 7.

The order stated that the move is aimed at streamlining attendance and identity verification for drivers undergoing refresher training courses. These courses are mandatory for the renewal of heavy motor vehicle (HMV) driving licences in Delhi.

"A module is developed by NIC (National Informatics Centre) for bio-metric attendance and Aadhaar based e-KYC for refresher training courses in the Driving School License (DSL) application," the order read.

The departm...