How To Apply For Duplicate Driving Licence Online?

Under Section 3 of the Motor Vehicles Act 1988, it is mandatory to carry driving licence during driving of any vehicle. Driving without valid driving licence is illegal and is a punishable offence.

Valid Permanent driving licence is a document that serves also as an identity proof. So it is mandatory to keep driving license all the time with you when driving the vehicle. But most of the time it happens that driving licence of anyone misplaced/lost/mangled so you need to get the duplicate driving licence from the RTO by offline or you can follow below steps online to get your duplicate driving licence.

Steps to Apply For Duplicate Driving Licence Online

1. Visit Sarthi Parivahan website maintained by The Ministry of Road Transport & Highways
2. Click on Continue button at the bottom
3. In this page, fill the required details such as DL number, Date of Birth, Category if any (Ex-Servicemen / Repatriate / Refugees / Diplomats (Foreigner) / Foreigners (But not Diplomats) / Physically Challenged) otherwise don’t select anything, Select your state, RTO and fill the pin code
4. Click on Proceed button
5. In the next section, you need to fill all the required information and upload the document
6. Take a print out of the duly filled form and attach all the necessary documents including LLD form (the form for information of loss or destruction of driving license and application for duplicate driving licence) that can be procured online, FIR (First Information Report) lodged for the lost of driving licence, Passport sized photographs, Age and address proof documents, and Photocopies of the original driving license
7. You will then have to submit the form and the required documents at the RTO office which had issued your original driving license.
8. Once the formalities are complete, your duplicate driving license will be sent to your registered address.
9. You will also receive a receipt that can be used in lieu until the time you don’t get your duplicate driving license.

Documents Required for Duplicate Driving Licence

You will be required to submit the below age and address proof documents

Age proof (Any one)

• Birth certificate, Pan card, Passport, SSC certificate or School transfer certificate with the date of birth printed on it

Address proof (Any one)

• Permanent address proof such as House agreement, LIC policy bond, Voters ID card, Ration card, Electricity bill issued in applicant name, Aadhar Card, Passport, Temporary address proof (Registered Rental agreement and LPG bill/electricity bill)

Note:

1. RTO should be same under whose jurisdiction, you applied for the original permanent driving licence and also your current address falls.
2. Issue of NOC service is enabled only when the RTO to which the application is submitted is same as that of the RTO in which the Driving Licence was last endorsed.

3. LLD form that can be procured online, should be filled uploaded and also submitted to the concerned RTO.