DL Renewal Experience

Hi,
My DL had expired and I was to renew the same. As usual, referred the net for information and was pleasantly surprised that people are able to get it done with out the use of alternate methods directly.

I was influenced and made a firm resolve that I will try it out directly with the office concerned. I got the required application forms and fille dit up and went to me usual doctor and got his signature as I am over 50 which mandates it. The RTO office was as usual buzz with a lot of people and after some time, I was able to know the whole process. One needs to attach a postal envelope with prestamped with self address written on it for sending the smart card.
The process was that I had to get it certified for the payment by the concerned Supervisor and then pay the required fee in the cash counter and then get the application approved and signed by the ARTO, getting photographed by the private agency who is sitting there and then submitting it to the concerned Supervisor for further action.

All five places, there were long queues and if only the authorities pay a little extra effort in making it simple, long queues could have been avoided, if only a serial approach or a single window approach is followed.

I did not pay a single rupee to any one else and it was a clean act. Most people do not have the patience to visit and understand the process, but have a pre-conceived notion that things can not be achieved unless one approaches the agents. I was also suprised that I did not face any hurdles in the process.

The bottom line is that one should have adequate patience and a little bit of time in attending to such works at the establishment. If only people exhibit such patience and little efforts, we all can put in our bit to eradicate the goliath of corruption at least in areas where ordinary people get affected.
I sincerely hope and wish that others do get inspired as I got from another who had shared his experience on the net of a similar issue.