Uttarakhand

• 12 Aug 2021

Registration of Potential Beneficiaries by Transport Department

Why in News

• Uttarakhand Transport Department has started registration of eligible beneficiaries affected due to the lockdown imposed to curb Covid-19.
  
  • Each beneficiary will be provided with financial assistance of Rs. 2,000.

Key Points

• Uttarakhand Transport Department will do the registration of public transport operators, conductors and sweepers whose livelihood was affected due to the lockdown.
• According to Regional Transport Officer (Enforcement) Sandeep Saini, eligible public transport operators, operators and sweepers can register themselves on http://uk.gov.in.
• For this, applicants will have to mention the driving license number of the vehicle on which they work, apart from the bank account details.
• After providing all the required information, the applicant will receive a message on the registered mobile number regarding acceptance or rejection of the application. The reason for rejecting the application will be mentioned in the message. Applicants can re-apply with correct information.
• For easy transfer of funds to the beneficiaries for the next six months, applicants will have to ensure that their name mentioned in bank accounts and in the application are the same.