This story is from September 23, 2021

Nagpur RTO yet to find MBBS doctors to issue medical certificate

No MBBS doctor from the city, it seems, is ready to empanel with the Regional Transport Office (RTO) for issuing online medical certificate to those applying for driving licence.
Nagpur RTO yet to find MBBS doctors to issue medical certificate
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NAGPUR: No MBBS doctor from the city, it seems, is ready to empanel with the Regional Transport Office (RTO) for issuing online medical certificate to those applying for driving licence.
This year, the transport commissioner’s office had made it mandatory for applicants to submit medical fitness certificates online. During verification of documents by transport department officials, especially motor vehicle inspectors and assistant motor vehicle inspectors, it was found that many applicants had submitted fake medical certificate.

Following this, the department has decided to empanel MBBS doctors only who will be authorized to issue medical certificates.
Deputy RTO Khanderao Deshmukh, who is currently holding the charge of Nagpur city office, said, “The transport department has already approached the Indian Medical Association for the purpose. But we are yet to get any response from local doctors.”
As per the decision, the doctors willing to get empanelled will have to visit the RTO offices and have their medical qualifications verified. Following this, they will be given a login ID to upload the medical certificates on RTO website.
A few general practitioners said that uploading certificates is very time-consuming.
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Proshun Chakraborty

Proshun Chakraborty is a Senior Correspondent at The Times of India, Nagpur. He covers news on traffic, the zilla parishad, the district collectorate, the divisional commisionarate and fire control. His hobbies include surfing the net, reading and travelling.

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