Union Minister for Environment, Forest and Climate Change and Labour and Employment Shri Bhupender Yadav launched the National Transit Pass System (NTPS) pan-India. Transit permits are given for transporting timber and forest products based on state-specific transit requirements. Two vehicles carrying timber and other forest produce from Gujarat and Jammu & Kashmir were flagged off, bound for West Bengal and Tamil Nadu. The QR-coded transit permits provided by NTPS will allow checkpoints spanning multiple states to validate the permits and allow seamless transportation.
National Transit Pass System (NTPS)
- The National Transit Pass System (NTPS) is intended to be a "One Nation-One Pass" system.
- Its goal is to transport timber, bamboo and other forest products nationwide.
- The Union Environment Ministry recently launched it.
- The Union Minister mentioned numerous other recent Ministry efforts, including the Indian Forest and Wood Certification Scheme and the Trees Outside Forest Initiative.
Features of the National Transit Pass System
- The system's desktop-based web portal and mobile application are both available.
- Online registration and submission of Transit Permit (TP) applications.
- The No Objection Certificate (NOC) can be generated online rather than by visiting the forest authorities.
- Online application for exempted species growing on private land from the transit pass system.
- The driver's information can be modified while downloading the TP.
- The QR code can be used to verify the vehicle's movement.
Advantages of the National Transit Pass System
- The NTPS expedites transit pass system issuance.
- A transit permit issued by this system will be valid throughout India.
- There will be no necessity to transit across a state border.
- Visiting the forest office is unnecessary to obtain a Transit Pass.
Working of NTPS
- An applicant must register in the system before applying for a transit pass.
- The application will be forwarded to the appropriate Range Forest Office.
- The Transit Pass will be granted after completing the State-specific verification procedure.
- The applicant will receive an issuance notification and the transit pass can be downloaded and seen.