Punjab: Smart Chip Limited’s contract terminated for not issuing RCs, DLs on time

Taking serious note of the suspension of work of issuing registration certificates (RCs) of new vehicles and driving licence (DLs), Transport Minister Laljit Singh Bhullar on Friday issued contract termination notice to Smart Chip Limited company for failure to comply with the terms and conditions of issuing registration certificates and driving licences in a stipulated time-frame.

Earlier show cause notices were issued to the company for halting work, to which no adequate response was given by the company, the minister said. He said that the management of the company was being instructed from the last several days to complete the work in a timely manner as per the terms and conditions of the contract in view of the reports of delay in the issuing work. Show cause notices were also issued to the company by the transport department, but the company continued to be reluctant for timely complete the work.

Bhullar said that offer letters are being issued to L-2 and L-3 companies and Public Sector Units (PSUs) to allot this work so that registration certificates and driving licenses could be issued at the earliest. He directed stern legal action should be taken against the company, which does not live up to the agreement, adding that the process of blacklisting the company has also been initiated for disrupting the government work.