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MOTOR VEHICLES DEPARTMENT

A:INTRODUCTION
         In order to give effect to the provisions of Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 & Rules made there under, Motor Vehicle Department has been setup as per Section 213 of Motor Vehicle Act 1988 in the State of Maharashtra.

B:Vision, Mission, Objectives and Functions of the Department

1. VISION

  1. Safe Transportation of Goods & Passengers.
  2. Prompt & Citizen friendly services relating to Motor Vehicles.

2. MISSION

  1. To aim for stricter compliance of provisions of Motor Vehicle Act & Rules there under.
  2. To establish user friendly front end facilities for visiting public.
  3. To strengthen the Department by providing equipments, manpower & Training.
  4. To simplify the taxation of vehicles.
  5. To create effective grievance redressed mechanism.
3. FUNCTIONS

  1. To enforce the statutory provisions of Motor Vehicles Act & Rules made there under
  2. To collect revenue in the form of Taxes & fees from Motor Vehicles as per the provisions of the law.
C:Establishment:

                 The Motor Vehicles Department’s functions are monitored and controlled by Transport Commissioner office, located at Mumbai. The State has 15 Regional Transport Offices and 35 Deputy Regional Transport Offices 
     The provisions of Motor Vehicle Act are enforced through executive officers, while the ministerial work is carried out by clerical staff.
        The grade wise of manpower is as shown below
Sr No
Group/Class
Sanctioned Posts
Filled Posts
Vacant Posts
1
Group A
611
567
44
2
Group B
46
33
13
3
               Group C
2566
1834
732
4
 Group D
427
295
132

                  Total
3650
2729
921

Performance of Motor Vehicle Department (2007-08 to 2011-12)

Year
Sanctioned Posts
Revenue     ( Rs in hundred crores)
Learning Licenses issued (in lakhs)
Newly Registered vehicles (in lakhs)
Number Driving Licences  (in crores) Progressive
Vehicle 
Population(in lakhs) Progressive
2007-08
3580
21.42
17.43
11.64
1.73
133.35
2008-09
3580
22.13
19.54
11.15
1.77
144.50
2009-10
3580
26.97
25.37
13.18
2.01
157.68
2010-11
3650
35.36
22.9
17.22
2.13
174.34
2011-12
3650
41.97
25.79
20.61
2.39
194.32


D:On Road Enforcement
     On road enforcement is carried out through 61 flying squads and 22 border check posts.

1)Flying Squads
There are total 61 Flying Squads in the State. The Performce of the flying squads is shown in following table
Sr. No.
Financial Year
Motor Vehicles Checked
Motor Vehicles Detected
Revenue collected
(Rs.in crores)
1
2008-2009
4143711130223
              130.76
2
2009-2010
2445111162274
205.28
3
2010-2011
2904611004889
256.53
4
2011-2012
1316697935735
281.53


2) Border Check Posts
       Transport / commercial vehicles entering or leaving the State are checked at border Check post. There are 22 Check-posts across the border of Maharashtra where vehicle documents, tax payments, fitness, in respect of commercial vehicles entering or leaving the State are checked. These Check Posts are under modernization.
Sr. No.
Financial Year
Motor vehicles Checked
Irregularity Detected Motor Vehicles
Revenue collected
(Rs. in crores)
1
2008-2009
6292966
734635
91.85
2
2009-2010
8102757
1485363
135.58
3
2010-2011
8112281
1128472
157.23
4
2011-2012
8048796
1077532
160.49

E:Control on vehicular pollution
                Motor Vehicles are checked by the PUC centers appointed by the Department for ensuring compliance with the provisions prescribed for pollution. Facilities to check pollution levels of a vehicle for a citizen are available through 1153 PUC centers across the State.
F:Ongoing projects of Motor Vehicle Department
1.SCOSTA complient Smart Card Registration
          No transport vehicles are registered using VAHAN software developed by National Informatics Center. The software is implemented at 49 offices through service provider. The number of smart card registration certificates issued till 30.11.2013 are 1,11,77,637.
2. SCOSTA complient Smart Card Licenses
         Smart card driving licenses are issued using SARATHI software developed by National Informatics Center. The software is implemented at 49 offices through service provider. The number of smart card driving licenses issued till 31.12.2013 are 1,58,19,088.
3. E-payment facility for collection of taxes and fees for Nontransport Vehicle
          Collection of onetime tax through E-payment facility has been introduced at 15 RTO offices. Motor vehicle Tax of more than 2500 crores have been collected through e-payment upto December 2013.
   
4.Computerised learner’s license test system
                A special software to conduct the preliminary test for issuance of Learner’s license has been developed. Currently the system is in operation at 24 RTO / Dy RTO offices.
5. Delivery of smart cards by post
                 Documents such as Motor Driving License & Registration Certificate are dispatched by Speed Post to the citizens. This reduces the unnecessary visits to RTO offices. The scheme is implemented in all 49 offices.
6. Grievance redresses by IVRS toll free number
          The Department has provided toll free number for public grievances against Taxi / Autorickshaw drivers. The Toll Free Number is 1800-22-0110 for Mumbai and MMR region.


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