Motor Vehicle Department

Motor Vehicle Department, Tamluk , Purba Medinipur, has been computerised on 6th Nov.2008 and is now successfully operating the following activities through the VAHAN application:

• New Registration of Vehicles.
• Grant Certificate of Fitness to transport vehicles.
• Collection of Tax & Fees
• Transfer of Ownership
• Assignment of registration mark of this State in respect of vehicles registered in other State and kept for use in this State for a period more than one year.
• Ensure that the motor vehicles are covered by valid certificates of insurance.
• Take action on vehicle owners not complying with the provisions of the Motor Vehicles Act and the Tax Act

Other activities of the department which shall also be computerised soon are as follows:

• Issue of Learner’s License
• Issue & Renewal of permanent driving license
• Issue permits to Stage Carriages, Contract Carriages, Goods Vehicles & Private Service Vehicles.

M.V.Dept. is a major source of collection of Government revenue by the means of- Tax, Fees & Fines collected from offensive Vehicles detected at the time of Enforcement. The annual collection during the Financial Year 2009-2010 was Rs.22.73 Crore against a target fixed of Rs.25 Crore.

Composition of the M.V. Department, Tamluk

The Motor Vehicles Office is headed by Regional Transport Officer(RTO) & supported by ARTO, MVIs (Tech & Non-Tech), Group-C & Group-D staff.