BRTA to receive applications for licences of CNG autos from today
FE Report | Monday, 28 July 2008
The Bangladesh Road Transport Authority (BRTA) will receive applications from drivers with valid licence from today (Monday) for giving permission to operate 5,000 more CNG-run three-wheeler auto-rickshaws.
The government has recently decided to allow 5,000 more auto rickshaws to ply on the city streets.
"We'll select 5,000 drivers from among the applicants through lottery and give them 'registration certificate' which will help them buy an autorickshaw," a senior official of BRTA told the FE Sunday.
He said the BRTA has asked the drivers to collect application forms and submit them by August 31next.
Drivers whose auto-rickshaw licences were issued or endorsed or renewed before November 6, 2007 will be eligible to apply for registration certificate. Each applicant will have to pay Tk 50 through treasury challan to Bangladesh Bank or city's any selected branches of Sonali Bank Limited (using deposit code: 1/5043/000/2366).
Drives have been asked to collect application form and submit it to BRTA (motor driving licence), Dhaka Circle (North), Mirpur-13 and BRTA (motor driving licence), Dhaka Circle (South), Ekuria, Keraniganj.
After getting registration certificate from BRTA, the drivers will have to buy the CNG auto-rickshaw within the next three-month time. They will have to collect registration and route permit from the authorities concerned.
The selected drivers will not be able to sell, handover and give mortgage or appoint any driver to drive the auto-rickshaw, said the BRTA official.
But on humanitarian ground, any selected driver will be able to sell or handover his auto-rickshaw only to those who will be placed in the waiting list by BRTA for registration certificate or have valid driving licence for auto-rickshaw operation.
The government has recently decided to allow 5,000 more auto rickshaws to ply on the city streets.
"We'll select 5,000 drivers from among the applicants through lottery and give them 'registration certificate' which will help them buy an autorickshaw," a senior official of BRTA told the FE Sunday.
He said the BRTA has asked the drivers to collect application forms and submit them by August 31next.
Drivers whose auto-rickshaw licences were issued or endorsed or renewed before November 6, 2007 will be eligible to apply for registration certificate. Each applicant will have to pay Tk 50 through treasury challan to Bangladesh Bank or city's any selected branches of Sonali Bank Limited (using deposit code: 1/5043/000/2366).
Drives have been asked to collect application form and submit it to BRTA (motor driving licence), Dhaka Circle (North), Mirpur-13 and BRTA (motor driving licence), Dhaka Circle (South), Ekuria, Keraniganj.
After getting registration certificate from BRTA, the drivers will have to buy the CNG auto-rickshaw within the next three-month time. They will have to collect registration and route permit from the authorities concerned.
The selected drivers will not be able to sell, handover and give mortgage or appoint any driver to drive the auto-rickshaw, said the BRTA official.
But on humanitarian ground, any selected driver will be able to sell or handover his auto-rickshaw only to those who will be placed in the waiting list by BRTA for registration certificate or have valid driving licence for auto-rickshaw operation.