Shri Bhupender Yadav launched National Transit Pass System In India

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.