Vehicles weighing under 3 kg, cars with seating capacity of 50: CAG flags errors in Rajasthan's records

CAG report reveals errors in vehicle records in Rajasthan, including incorrect weights, seating capacities, and registration dates.

A four-wheeler weighing less than 3 kg, vehicles recorded as registered before the purchase date, cars with a seating capacity of 50 — these are some of the errors detected by the CAG in records of vehicles in Rajasthan.

The Vahan and Sarathi applications of Rajasthan's Transport Department has displayed 15,570 vehicles weighing zero to three kg, according to the Comptroller and Auditor General of India (CAG) report which was recently tabled in the Rajasthan Assembly.

The CAG found that 119 vehicles were recorded to have been registered before their purchase dates and 14 vehicles were documented to weigh more than 1 lakh kg in the Vahan application.

It also found that the Transport Department registered 712 vehicles with duplicate chassis or engine numbers.

“In the Sarathi app, 166 learner’s licences were issued to persons under 18 years of age, which is against the rules,” the report found.

The CAG has audited 10.14 lakh cases of Vahan and Sarathi usage from April 2016 to March 2021 in Rajasthan, covering all vehicles except two- and three-wheelers. The report was tabled in the Rajasthan Assembly.

"Ensuring the reliability of the data within Vahan, it is crucial to rectify the cases identified by the audit and address any other similar irregularities. This will help maintain the integrity and accuracy of the data," the CAG audit report said.