ORDER FOR PLYING OF PRIVATE VEHICLES
The Commissioner & Secretary to the Government of Meghalaya Transport Department in an order issued on 23rd March, 2020 clarified that all officials engaged in providing essential services viz. Health Services which includes Doctors, Nurses, Paramedical staff, Emergency Response (108), Staff of National Rural Health Mission, MeECL, Public Health Engineering (PHE) Department, Public Work Department (PWD), Police and Armed Forces, Fire & Emergency Services, Food & Civil Supply Department, Shillong Municipal Board, Telecom, Telegraph & IT Services, Banks and ATMs, vehicles carrying essential commodities, Security forces, medical equipments & goods vehicles are allowed to utilise their private vehicles which should have a sticker clearly indicating the department to which they belong followed by the word ‘On Essential Duty’. The Commissioner and Secretary also informed that all other Government officials on duty are also allowed to utilise their private vehicles which should have a sticker clearly indicating the department to which they belong followed by the word ‘On Government Duty’.