Archive · 19 Nov 2025
Punjab Clears Vehicle Registration Backlog
Punjab had a big pile of unfinished work for car registration papers and driving licenses.
This was because the company they were working with left suddenly.
The state started doing the work themselves and gave it to two new companies.
A court case about the delays was closed after Punjab said they finished all the work.
Punjab cleared a backlog of 4.34 lakh vehicle registration certificates and driving licences
The backlog was due to the sudden exit of the state's earlier empanelled vendor for printing these documents
The state started in-house printing and awarded the work to two National Informatics Centre Services Inc (NICSI)-empanelled vendors
A public interest litigation (PIL) was filed in the Punjab and Haryana High Court due to the delays
The High Court disposed of the PIL after Punjab informed it about clearing the backlog
- Who
- Punjab government and two National Informatics Centre Services Inc (NICSI)-empanelled vendors
- What
- Cleared a backlog of 4.34 lakh vehicle registration certificates and driving licences
- When
- Recently, with the backlog being created earlier this year
- Where
- Punjab
- Why
- Due to the sudden exit of the state's earlier empanelled vendor
- Backlog Size
- 4.34 lakh vehicle registration certificates and driving licences
- Cause of Backlog
- Sudden exit of the state's earlier empanelled vendor
- Solution
- Started in-house printing and awarded work to two NICSI-empanelled vendors
- Court Case
- Public Interest Litigation (PIL) filed and disposed of by Punjab and Haryana High Court