I have searched if anyone has started this thread but didn't find any so starting a new one. Moderators, if any thread exists then please merge this or delete my post. If you can get your work done in single day that's a miracle. Salaried individuals pune rto choice number charges now have to waste a full day just to stand in long lines, being tense that if they miss out on any paper then another day is wasted. I just can't understand why the commissioner was allowed to take this decision without any backup plans. Earlier passport office and its infrastructure was a nightmare. Now it has been improved a lot. Without an agent the work gets easily done. Its surprising that political parties too not opposing this hasty decision. I agree that no one wants to pay bribe but if there is good infrastructure then no one will go to agents. This had to happen some day. The penetration of the internet is near universal in an urban area like Pune. At the same time, I am sure there are going to be off-site agents who will help in filling of the forms online for the electronically or educationally challenged. However, transport permits and vehicle fitness certificates still seem to be a mostly manual affair. I am pretty sure that is where most of the 'corruption' takes place. I am hoping this is just a pilot program and things like vehicle ownership transfer will get easier as well. This had to happen some day. The penetration of the internet is near universal in an urban area like Pune. At the same time, I am sure there are going to be off-site agents who will help in filling of the forms online for the electronically or educationally challenged. The process changes in the Passport offices prove that improvement can be made if processes are streamlined and competent software systems are used. I went for my passport renewal by applying online. It took just 3-4 hours to complete the renewal process at the office. The new passport was received within 10 days. Though manual intervention is required for certain tasks, many other tasks like change of address, ownership change application, etc. I sent our driver with all documents and payment in place but time and again he was turned down by the person at the counter. Even the agents have an understanding amongst each other that once a certain price is quoted by an agent the rest will stick to the same. Another illogical money making racket there is that agents charge double for registering luxury cars claiming that the officer asked for double the bribe. I hope this changes soon and we are able to register the cars directly without any hassles of agents. Being in Mumbai, I was very worked up pune rto choice number charges how to go about it. But I somehow thought of giving it a try online. Pleasantly surprised and delighted, a few probing clicks here and there took me to the right page and within just 5 minutes I was able to take an appointment for the day when I will be back in my hometown for a visit. Just that I hope everything else including appointment, issuance and delivery process goes smooth in the same way. Let there be no agents, which means lesser touts and lesser cheats 7 Thanks This is a step in the right direction. The strike reminds me of the strike in district courts in my city by lawyers. Everyone who gets paid due pune rto choice number charges inefficiencies in the system will protest to maintain the status quo. What choice do you have. In India, it is our choice to not go in person and instead hire some 'pony' to do our work. If this is put up clearly outside the office and also on the web, the need for a tout reduces considerably. Of course, automating and exposing processes on the web will be an added advantage. This made it a lot easier to know what steps are involved in getting a particular pune rto choice number charges done. The guy there will give you all detailed instructions. Only problem is - he is too fast. So, when requested, he would repeat everything again - still fast. So, if you don't know something, just ask this man hope he is still around. You may carry a recorder and record what he says. Listen over the instructions few times and you know what to do. Rs 3K for an agent and everything was done double quick including re-registration. I saw agents transferring files from one officer to another and getting signatures etc. One draft of the bill is already out. The main aim is to eliminate the agent menace across the country. He told me to get it done on my own, because touts have no role in the process and I'll have to stand in queues even after paying the tout fees. As I expected no change, I was mentally prepared for the same chaos. But one good thing I did was to make online payment and fixing appointment prior to the visit. To my surprise, there were separate queues for those who had an online appointment. Those queues were quite smaller than the manual ones. It took us around two odd hours including the computerised test etc. My tout free experience was quiet positive. I feel it's a good move by Maharashtra govt. We should always welcome such initiatives. It was a straight forward thing that time as well. If one makes up his mind not to go for agents then the process automatically becomes easier and simple. It is more of psychological effect. I got passport as well without agent and renewal. If we carry all the documents since now the instructions are online there is no need to go for agent. Same applies for a duplicate license, that I got. One needs to spare sometime for such activities. Agents should definitely be shunned. Going forward the learner licence test may be matter of few hours. 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