Driving Licence and Registration Certificates in Odisha will no longer be available in print format. As per the decisions of the government, these basic driving essentials for drivers will now be available in digital format. From January 1 onwards, all new and renewed Driving Licence And Registration Certificates will be available in PDF format in the web portal where people can download it and keep it with them. This is done to make sure that the license and all necessary documents are always present with the driver at his/her convinience.
The Commerce and Transport department stated via a notification on Tuesday that a fee of Rs 140 will be charged in place of existing smart card paper for the electronic self-printable documents.

“As the DLs and RCs will now be provided in electronic form, the 2006 notification issued by Odisha government prescribing the fees for issue of various documents is now rescinded with effect from January 1,” the notification said.
The Odisha government had inked an agreement with New Delhi-based Smart Chip Ltd for the introduction of smart card-based DL and RC on Build Own Operate and Transfer (BOOT) basis in 2006. The agreement that expired in July was granted an extension till December 31.