Form 1A Medical Certificate in Gurgaon (Gurugram) for Driving Licence Renewal

• Who appoints.

  Rule 9(1) of the 1993 text names the Chairman of the State Transport Authority, in consultation with the district Chief Medical Officer, as the authorised person to appoint doctors for the purposes of Section 8(3).

• Why Section 8(3) matters for a renewal.

  Section 8(3) deals with the medical certificate for a learner's licence, and Rule 5 of the Central Motor Vehicles Rules says a private licence renewal at 40 or above needs a Form 1A from a registered medical practitioner referred to in Section 8(3).

• Who can be appointed.

  Rule 9(1) lists medical officers of government hospitals, dispensaries and primary health centres, registered MBBS doctors, and doctors attached to Army and other defence establishments in the State. Section 8(3) provides for appointment by notification in the Official Gazette, and we found no Haryana notification naming the doctors appointed.

• How the form reaches your file.

  With a Haryana application, you upload the signed digital Form 1A to Sarathi yourself.

• If your office names a doctor.

  Go by your licensing office's instruction, because acceptance depends on its rules.

Conductor licence medical form in Haryana

Conductor licences have their own medical requirement under Haryana's rules, separate from the Form 1A used for driving licences. In the 1993 text of those rules, Rule 22 asks a conductor licence applicant for a medical certificate of fitness from an authorised Government Medical Officer, along with a certificate issued by Saint John's Ambulance or any of its units in the State in Form HR No. 8.

Under the same rule, where the licensing authority believes an applicant is physically unfit to perform a conductor's duties, it can call for another medical certificate of fitness, in Form HR No. 9, from a Medical Board. Conductor licence services have their own menu on Sarathi's Haryana page. Our service covers driving licence renewals and International Driving Permit applications only.

1. 1

   Open Sarathi and pick Haryana from the list of states.

2. 2

   Choose the renewal service. On the Haryana page it sits in the Driving Licence menu as "Services on DL (Renewal/Duplicate/AEDL/IDP/Others)", and there is also an "Apply for DL Renewal" button.

3. 3

   Fill in the application with the details the screens ask for.

4. 4

   Note the application number, then download the Form 1A generated for your application from your profile.

5. 5

   Once you have it, upload your signed digital Form 1A to that same application.

6. 6

   Pay the renewal fee when asked and keep track of progress. The Haryana page has menus named "Fee Payments" and "Application Status".

In 2023 the SDM of Karnal said the transport department's faceless services, which include driving licence renewal, work without an office visit only if Aadhaar details such as name, date of birth, father's name and spouse's name exactly match the existing licence record. Otherwise you visit the office or update Aadhaar first. That statement was about Karnal and did not mention Form 1A.

The licensing office can still ask you to come in, for example for physical verification, or for a driving test when the licence expired more than a year ago. Labels on Sarathi may change over time, so go by what your screen shows.

Fees

States may show their own totals or add service charges, so pay the figure Sarathi shows at the payment stage.

Time limits

• Earliest:

  you can apply up to one year before the expiry date.

• On expiry:

  the 30 day period in which an expired licence used to stay valid was removed in 2019, so renew before the date if you can.

• Up to one year late:

  renewal is still possible without retaking the driving test.

• More than one year late:

  the licensing authority must refuse renewal unless you pass the test of competence to drive.

• 3(a):

  any vision defect, and if glasses correct it

• 3(c):

  reading a motor car number plate at 25 metres in good daylight

• 3(d):

  whether deafness prevents you from hearing ordinary sound signals

• 3(e):

  night blindness

• 3(f):

  whether any limb defect, deformity or loss affects your driving

• Doctor's certificate:

  covers distant vision, hearing, and arms, legs, hands and joints

• Colour vision:

  checked on a standard Ishihara chart, with no severe or total colour blindness

• Optional:

  blood group and Rh factor

• Hazardous goods licences only:

  reaction time, side vision and glare recovery

A note on the form allows a person who cannot speak but can hear to get a certificate for a non transport licence. For your renewal, use the Form 1A generated for your own application rather than a printed blank, since the certificate has to be issued electronically on the portal.