Time to battle the unfair means!

To get a driver's license, what you have to encounter is nothing short of a license raj- taking into consideration the slow proceedings which are, at times, marred by corruption. At least that is the general perception about the Transport Department of Delhi. However on the contrary, I had a fairly good experience the last time I visited one of these offices.

Where people usually say that getting a driving license is not an easy task, I believe if one fulfills the criteria set by the Government, it won’t seem like a herculean task. Due to increase in the number of drunken & underage driving accidental cases across India, the process of acquiring a license has to be more strict and rigorous.

This is of course one such example, but with time I have been witness to many changes in the Government organizations. We all can observe the change in the workings of various governmental bodies if only we remove the elements of pre-judged assumptions from our mind. From standing in long queues for hours on end, to sitting for a written test and further appearing for a driving test, the usual process has become longer and tedious.  But at least it is way better than bribing a tout and getting the license even without taking a test. The process though seems long, but we fail to acknowledge that the more thorough the procedure, the better the chances of a clean system being prevalent.

Recently when I had gone to get a new photo identity card, I ensured to undertake the correct steps as usual, even though the process was time consuming. However, I was pleasantly surprised to find that I no longer needed to wait for long neither was there any back & forth trips to the various desks. It made me wonder, now that the processes are becoming smoother with time, this should definitely encourage people to take the correct route rather than the “shorter” route of taking favors. Every citizen must undergo the crucial process involved and refrain themselves from taking up the simpler path as it further complicates the situation.

To resolve the problem and make things easier, people consider that bribery is the only solution. They are ready to shell some extra money at the cost of correct functioning of the system. The system has been digitized and new training and testing facilities are being implemented that will facilitate in speeding up various procedures of these organizations. I strongly believe that no compromises should be made when it comes to contributing to the development of our nation.

I have seen various steps towards changes over the past few years, but there is still a lot to be achieved as the world cannot change overnight. But it is up to us to undertake the responsibility; after all we must be the change we want to see in the world.