RTO Offices in undefined: Complete List With Address & Phone Numbers
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List of Regional Transport Offices with RTO Code in
Services Offered by Regional Transport Offices
Any Regional Transport Office (RTO) across various cities, states or union territories in India have certain sets of functions that they are deemed to carry out. The main functions of an RTO are three-fold:
- To ensure that the provisions of all the rules and regulations stated under the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988, the Central Motor Vehicles Rules, 1989 and the state motor vehicles guidelines are properly enforced.
- To levy and collect tax according to the provisions of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988.
- To facilitate the development and growth of road transportation by managing respective permits.
In order to comply with the functional requirements mentioned above, all RTOs perform the following main activities, as per the vehicles act:
Motor Vehicle Registration
This includes issuing and renewing registration certificates for motor vehicles, transfer of ownership of the vehicle, change in registration details, hypothecation removal and issuing fitness certificate to the vehicle
Motor Vehicle Tax Collection
This includes collection of Motor Vehicle Tax, or Road Tax, as per the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988, conducting any motor department’s action cases and collection of vehicle inspection fee
Issuance of Driving Licence
This includes issuing a learner’s permit and subsequently a driving licence, conducting driving tests, renewal or duplication of driving licence (in case of loss or theft), issuing licence for driving instructors, conductors for commercial vehicles and for professional motor vehicles driving schools
Vehicle’s Mechanical Inspection
This includes vehicle inspection for fitness certification, for giving clearance to accidental vehicles, and validity check for insurance and Pollution Under Control (PUC) certificate
Issuance of Permits
This includes issuing various tourist and transportation permits such as International Driving Permit, inter-state and national permits for commercial vehicles, permits for passenger carrying vehicles and school buses, and All India Tourist Vehicle Authorisation and Permit