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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Governor is pleased to sanction the opening of the three (3) new Motor Vehicles Offices (ARTO Offices) at Arambagh, Haldia and Ghatal in the public interest.
District of Jalpaiguri has been bifurcated into two districts – Jalpaiguri district and Alipurduar district. Hence, existing Motor Vehicles Office at Alipurduar be upgraded and brought under full control and supervision of District Magistrate, Alipurduar.
Government of West Bengal, Motor Vehicles Procedure Manual Covering a) Forms and Office Procedure b) Taxes and Fees c) Offenses and Penalties.
Opening of a new Office/ Unit of the Public Vehicles Department at Upen Banerjee Road, Beside Behala Airport, Kolkata in addition to one at Kasba and other at Bidhannagar (Salt Lake).
Governor is pleased to direct that all Regional Transport Authorities in West Bengal will act as Registering Authority for the purpose of the Carriage by Road Act, 2007.
To grant subsidy for payment of salary, pension and retirement benefits in respect of the existing employees of the Transport Corporations and also for the employees whose appointments under the Transport Corporations.
If red or blue light is affixed to a hired vehicle, then such hired vehicle shall be used only for official purposes and only when the concerned dignitary /official concerned is using such vehicle himself or herself. Use of such hired vehicles with red or blue lights beyond office hours for non-official purposes is strictly prohibited.
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.
Governor has been pleased to empower the Transport Secretary to the Government of West Bengal to grant subsidy for payment of salary, pension and retirement benefits in respect of employees of the Transport Corporations.
The list of the routes as agreed upon in the Draft Reciprocal Transport Agreement between the States of West Bengal and Bihar for providing state carriage services are placed at Annexure.
All metered taxis plying in KMA shall undertake the process of calibration so that the actual fare is computed, displayed and printed receipts are handed over to the passenger positively within 30.06.2014.
District Magistrate, Darjeeling will be the Chairman of the Committee to review and re-assess the demand of all kinds of passenger transport services operating within and to and from the City of 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.
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 cancelled and superseded by this Notification.
Stipulated time limit for rendering the services of Transport Department, the Designated Officers responsible for providing the services, the Appellate Officers and the Reviewing Officers.