Transport

Transport Department operates from the State Administrative Buildings, i.e. Writers’ Buildings. The Kolkata RTO office is known as Public Vehicles Department.

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Vehicles and Vessels for conducting Assembly Election, 2016

Requisitioning of vehicles and vessels is necessary for the purpose of the conduct of the General Election to West Bengal Legislative Assembly, 2016, comprising 294 Assembly Constituencies.
Permit of Metered Taxi for Siliguri and Jalpaiguri

Regional Transport Authority, Siliguri shall issue Contract Carriage permits to Metered Taxis i.e. Motor Cab (of Air-conditioned and/or Non-air-conditioned type) to operate within the jurisdiction of Siliguri Jalpaiguri Development Authority and the area of Siliguri Sub-division.
Issue/ Renew of National Permit to Motor Vehicles by RTAs

Governor is hereby pleased to direct that henceforth the RTAs of this State will issue/ renew the National Permits to the motor vehicles registered in their respective regions.
Exemption of Tax Payment for E-Rickshaw Owners, 2016

Payment of Tax by the E-rickshaw owners has been exempted upto 30th June, 2016 vide Transport Department Notification No. 1447-WT dated 07.04.2016.
Recruitment Rules of Engineer and Chief Ship Surveyor

Method of and the qualifications required for recruitment to the post of Engineer and Chief Ship Surveyor, Inland Water Transport Wing under the Transport Department, Government of West Bengal.
HRBC Services (Revision of Pay and Allowance) Order, 2019

Governor is pleased to direct that the recommendations of the Pay Commission as accepted by the State Govt shall be applicable for the employees of HRBC to the extent as set out below.
Fixation on Fleet Strength on City Routes is cancelled by Transport Deptt

If there exists any Notification in the State or District level fixing ceiling on the number of stage carriages on any route in the State except in the city routes in towns with a population of not less than five lakhs, then the aforesaid fixation on the fleet strength of such routes henceforth will stand…
Mobile Application of Transport Service

To establish information connectivity between the passenger(s) or hirer(s) and the driver(s) or service-provider(s) of any passenger or goods vehicle.
Constitution of Committee for Passenger Transport System at Siliguri

To review and re-assess the demand of all kinds of passenger transport services operating within and to and from the City of Siliguri and to recommend steps to be taken in order to improve the passenger transport system to meet the present need.
Steering Committee for Taxi Drivers and Auto Rickshaw Drivers

To look into different aspects of social security measures etc. for the taxi drivers, auto-rickshaw drivers and their families to the extent they do not overlap the areas looked after by other statutory and administrative bodies;
Easy Movement of Goods and Passenger Vehicles at Bordering Areas

No parking area can be used on commercial basis on any land within 15 (fifteen) kilometers from the zero point of International Border without prior permission of Transport Department.
Recruitment Rules of Deputy Director in Transport Directorate

Rules regulating the recruitment to the posts of Deputy Director in Transport Directorate, West Bengal under the Transport Department, Government of West Bengal.
State Road Safety Council for the State of West Bengal

Governor is hereby pleased to constitute the State Road Safety Council for the State of West Bengal to deal with all aspects relevant to the road safety.
Taxing Officers i.r.o. West Bengal Motor Vehicles Tax Act/ Rules

Governor is hereby pleased to empower the following officers of Public Vehicles Department, Kolkata to act as Taxing Officers, for the region of Kolkata as described in terms of Rule 2(b) of the West Bengal Motor Vehicles Rules, 1989, in addition to the existing ones.