PANAJI
The Comptroller Auditor General of India (CAG) has pointed out government’s failure to put in place a mechanism and action plan to monitor the progress of Vahan 4.0 and Sarathi 4.0 applications meant for automation of vehicle and licence-related transport services.
The National Informatics Centre (NIC) developed centralised web-based applications that were implemented by Goa Directorate of Transport in 2017-2018.
The CAG noted that the department neither had an action plan nor a formal mechanism for monitoring the progress of implementation of these applications. “At the end of April 2021, 14 modules of Vahan 4.0 and 05 modules of Sarathi 4.0 were implemented and only 09 out of 31 online services were provided end-to-end, while the remaining 22 services were partially implemented,” it said.
The report has recommended the department prepare an action plan for the time-bound implementation of the remaining modules, including all the end-to-end online services envisaged.
The audit also noticed certain instances of incorrect/ non-mapping of business rules resulting in irregularities in the levy of fees on the fresh issue of Smart Registration Card in certain cases and even granting of Driving Licence (DL) to underage persons besides penalties for registration beyond validity period, misclassification of certain vehicle categories, inconsistent application of rules for issue of Fitness certificate, etc.
“This indicated gaps in the application controls, which impacted the correct application of rules, data integrity and Management Information System (MIS) reporting,” it said.
