India Proposes Stricter Driving Licence Rules and New Identification Features
The Ministry of Road Transport and Highways has proposed draft amendments to India's driving licence rules, including raising the safe-driving tutorial pass mark from 60% to 75% and extending its minimum duration to 30 minutes. The draft also suggests waiving fees for certain online services accessed via Aadhaar authentication, introducing separate colour-coded licences for Indian and foreign nationals, and mandating details like nationality, blood group, and emergency contacts on licences. Additionally, it sets time limits for processing licence detail updates and revises accepted identity and address documents. These proposals are open for public feedback before finalization.
First-hand measurement across 10 sources
We measured how 10 outlets covered this story. No outlet gave this story a measurable political slant — there is no left–right reading to report. Overall sentiment is neutral (53/100). Lens Score 41/100.
Outlets measured: news18, economictimes, hindustantimes, theprint, moneycontrol, freepressjournal, economictimes, ndtv, and 2 more. See how each one headlined and framed the same story in the source comparison below.
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Sentiment was consistent across outlets (50–65/100), indicating broadly factual reporting rather than editorialising.
Coverage timeline
english broke this story on 22 Oct, 04:29 am. Other outlets followed.