RTO Offices

The history of Regional Transport Offices in India, from the time they were first established under section 213(1) of Motor Vehicle Act of 1988, only spans a few decades. The act made it mandatory for all states in India to set up their own Regional Transport Office (RTO). It is an agency within the government of India, supervised by Ministry of Road Transport and Highways of India. The organization mainly functions to register new vehicles and renew the registration of existing vehicles. The RTO also has a responsibility to keep track of vehicle ownership and transfers.

State Wise List of RTO Offices

Union Territory Wise List of RTO Offices

Official Websites of RTO Offices

State Name	RTO Code	Official Website
Andhra Pradesh	AP	https://aptransport.org/
Arunachal Pradesh	AR	https://www.arunachalpradesh.gov.in/?s=Transport#
Assam	AS	https://transport.assam.gov.in/
Bihar	BR	https://state.bihar.gov.in/transport/CitizenHome.html
Chhattisgarh	CG	http://www.cgtransport.gov.in/
Goa	GA	https://www.goa.gov.in/department/transport/
Gujarat	GJ	http://rtogujrat.com/
Haryana	HR	https://haryanatransport.gov.in/
Himachal Pradesh	HP	https://himachal.nic.in/index.php?dpt_id=3&lang=1
Jharkhand	JH	http://jhtransport.gov.in/
Karnataka	KA	https://www.karnatakaone.gov.in/Info/Public/RTO
Kerala	KL	https://mvd.kerala.gov.in/
Madhya Pradesh	MP	http://www.transport.mp.gov.in/
Maharashtra	MH	https://msrtc.maharashtra.gov.in/
Manipur	MN	https://manipur.mygov.in/group/department-transport/
Meghalaya	ML	http://megtransport.gov.in/
Mizoram	MZ	https://transport.mizoram.gov.in/
Nagaland	NL	http://mvd.nagaland.gov.in/
Odisha	OD	http://odishatransport.gov.in/
Punjab	PB	http://www.punjabtransport.org/
Rajasthan	RJ	https://transport.rajasthan.gov.in/content/transportportal/en.html
Sikkim	SK	https://sikkim.gov.in/departments/transport-department
Tamil Nadu	TN	https://tnsta.gov.in/homepage
Telangana	TS	https://transport.telangana.gov.in/
Tripura	TR	https://transport.tripura.gov.in/
Uttar Pradesh	UP	http://uptransport.upsdc.gov.in/en-us/
Uttarakhand	UK	https://transport.uk.gov.in/
West Bengal	WB	https://transport.wb.gov.in/

Duties & Functions of RTO Offices

The Regional Transport Office performs various duties for the state they are located in. The department needs to stay in sync with the government of India in order to enforce the provisions of the various acts that are a part of the Motor Vehicle Act and to ensure the implementation of Motor Vehicles Rules that are applicable on the state and central level.

The main functions of RTOs include registration, licensing, and testing of motor vehicles, issuance of driving licenses, enforcement of traffic rules and regulations, etc. Apart from these functions, the offices also perform other duties which are not mentioned in the official Rules. These duties include issuing vehicle fitness certificates for registration purposes, issuing special provisions certificates for disabled drivers, and more. Here is a complete list of Regional Transport Office tasks:

• Drivers Permanent/ Learners License
• Vehicle Registration
• National Permit
• Homologation
• PUCC – Polution Under Control Certificate
• Road Tax