Covid on the wane, Chandigarh RLA ups daily appointment slots to 640

Dushyant Singh Pundir

Tribune News Service

Chandigarh, July 12

With fresh Covid-19 cases dropping in the city, the Registering and Licensing Authority (RLA) has decided to increase the number of daily slots for various services, including registration certificate, driving tests etc.

The move will provide some relief to people, as the RLA had restricted the number of appointments to 252 per day for all its services in view of the spread of coronavirus and people had to wait for long to get their works done.

For appointment, the RLA has decided to open the slots at 10 am, but many people still face difficulty in getting the slot booked, as all slots get booked within a few minutes.

RLA in-charge Pradhuman Singh said earlier, appointments were booked for two to three months in advance, but it was observed that the old appointments had to be cancelled after the pandemic struck. It caused harassment to those who had been waiting for days to get their work done.

“Therefore, the appointment is now booked in advance only for seven days and the slots are opened daily at 10 am. Now that the number of slots has been increased to 640 per day, it will enable quick disposal of public works,” he said.

Earlier, 252 slots were available

The RLA move will provide some relief to people, as the authority had restricted the number of appointments to 252 per day for all its services in view of the spread of coronavirus and people had to wait for long to get their works done.