Almost 800 driving licences issued through speedy application scheme
The programme aims to issue licences in one day and condenses the one-week theory and practical driving exams so they can be sat in an evening.
28 May 2018, 9:00 AM
Almost 800 people have been given a driving licence during the first two days of the Ehluckin Mashah Licence programme, the economic ministry said.
The programme, run by the Maldives Transport Authority, aims to issue licences in one day and condenses the one-week theory and practical driving exams so they can be sat in one evening.
The economic ministry, which oversees the transport authority, said Sunday that 746 people successfully obtained the licence out of the 1,394 who took part in the programme over the weekend.
But there are concerns the programme may add to the capital’s congestion and that licences are being issued to people who are not qualified to drive, as well as complaints over the scheme’s politicisation.
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