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It operates under the Transport Department of the State Government. It is responsible for maintaining a database of drivers and a database of vehicles [1] for various states of India. The RTO issues driving licences, [2] organises collection of vehicle excise duty (also known as road tax and road fund licence) and sells personalised ...
Application for a provisional driving licence can be made from the age of 16. Provisional licences allow the holder to drive a moped or gearless motorcycle from age 16, [2] or a motorcycle/scooter with manual transmission, three wheeler, car, or any motor vehicle with a maximum of four wheels and less than 7500 kilograms, from age 18. [3]
The department operates from Paribahan Bhawan, which was the building earlier housing the headquarters of West Bengal Transport Corporation (formerly Calcutta Tramways Company). It oversees the Public Vehicles Department, in essence the Regional Transport Office (RTO) for the city.
The Motor Vehicles Act is an Act of the Parliament of India which regulates all aspects of road transport vehicles. The Act provides in detail the legislative provisions regarding licensing of drivers/conductors, registration of motor vehicles, control of motor vehicles through permits, special provisions relating to state transport undertakings, traffic regulation, insurance, liability ...
In West Bengal, RTOs have assigned the letter T to some commercial vehicles, e.g. WB 04 TE, and so on. In areas like Alipur, Barasat, Barrackpore and Howrah, letters were assigned for different classes of vehicles for private vehicles. Now, the same letters are used for all types of vehicles.
Since the pandemic, a lot of companies have made a shift to remote work. Many employees have found that working from home offers a lot of benefits, including saving on transportation costs.
Spread of National and State Highways in West Bengal. The total length of the road route of West Bengal is 92,023 km. National highway is 2578 km and the state highway 2,393 km. 87,052 km is the district road and rural road. Industrial area and cities are well-connected with port of the state by national and state highway.
The Gold License is granted to any driver who, at the point of license renewal, has at least five years of clean driving history (no driving infractions). [ 36 ] [ 37 ] According to implications in the Road Traffic Laws Reforms that took place on 10 May 1995, all such licenses are marked with a gold band over the license's expiration date as ...