Organisational Setup

Organisational Chart

Functions

Policy Note

Job Description

The job of Transport Department includes registration of vehicles, issue of driving licences, issue of permits, collection of related taxes, enforcement of Motor Vehicle Act and Rules and matters of road safety.   Details of various activities related to these items of work and concerned officers are given in 'Citizens' Charter'.

Organisational Set up

 The Transport Department is headed by the Transport Commissioner and functions under the administrative control of the Home Department of the Government.  The Transport Commissioner also functions as State Transport Authority.  In Chennai city Joint Transport Commissioner (City) is the Regional Transport Authority while in the Districts the Collectors are the Regional Transport Authorities.  Appeals and Revision petitions against the orders of Regional Transport Authority and State Transport Authority are considered by the State Transport Appellate Tribunal, Chennai.

There are 5 Joint Transport Commissioners, 9 Deputy Transport Commissioners, 53 Regional Transport officers (including 7 Enforcement RTOs), 3 Assistant Secretaries to STA,  one Secretary, State Transport Appellate Tribunal and one Departmental Representative in the office of the State Transport Appellate Tribunal, One Chief Accounts officer, 1 Accounts Officer, 8 Assistant Accounts Officers, 166 Motor Vehicles Inspectors Gr.I, 133 Motor Vehicles Inspectors Gr.II and 1860 Ministerial Staff in the Department.  One Statistical cell headed by Assistant Director of Statistics and one Legal cell headed by a Legal Officer are functioning in the Office of the Transport Commissioner.  There are 7 zones, 46 Regions, 40 Unit offices and 19 Check posts in the State.

In order to enforce the provisions of the Motor Vehicles Act and Rules and Tamil Nadu Motor Vehicles Taxation Act and Rules made thereunder, this Department has an “Enforcement Wing” headed by the Joint Transport Commissioner (Enforcement).

  Organization Chart of the Department and each zone are in Charts I to 9.  Addresses, Contact Numbers of the Headquarters/ Zonal Offices/ Regional Transport Offices/ Unit Offices /Checkposts and  Jurisdiction of the Offices are given in Chart 10 to 13.

Transport Commissioner &
 State Transport Authority

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Functions
 Road  Transport  plays  an  important  role  in  the  economic   development   of    the   nation. The  number   of   vehicles   and   drivers   are  growing    fast.  Their   growth is regulated by  the   Motor Vehicles Act 1988, which is a Central Act.  Taxation of vehicles is regulated by the Tamil Nadu Motor Vehicles Taxation Act.  The Transport Department is administering the provisions of these two Acts, Central Motor Vehicles Rules,1989, Tamil Nadu Motor Vehicles Rules,1989, and Tamil Nadu  Motor  Vehicles Taxation Rules, 1974.

Important functions of Transport Department are: -

1.   Issuing driving licences.

2.   Issuing conductor licences.

3.   Registration of vehicles.

4.  Grant and renewal of permits for Stage Carriages, Contract Carriages, Goods    vehicles and Mini buses.

5.   Controlling Pollution due to Motor Vehicles.

6.   Collection of tax.

7.   Inspection of accident vehicles.

8.   Promote Road Safety.

9.   Rendering remedial services at the time of natural calamities like floods and  cyclone, by way of arranging transport facilities

10. Rendering services at the time of Elections and Emergencies by way of arranging Transport facilities to the Police, Civil Supplies and other departments and also to the public.

Links to related web sites.

1.  Regional Transport Office, Coimbatore

2.  Ministry of Surface Transport, New Delhi