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MOTOR VEHICLES DEPARTMENT
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A:INTRODUCTION
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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 |
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B:Vision, Mission, Objectives and Functions of the Department
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VISION |
- Safe Transportation of Goods & Passengers
- Prompt & Citizen friendly services relating to Motor Vehicles
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MISSION |
- To aim for stricter compliance of provisions of Motor Vehicle Act & Rules there
under
- To establish user friendly front end facilities for visiting public
- To strengthen the Department by providing equipments, manpower & Training
- To simplify the taxation of vehicles
- To create effective grievance redressed mechanism
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FUNCTIONS |
- To enforce the statutory provisions of Motor Vehicles Act & Rules made there
under
- To collect revenue in the form of Taxes & fees from Motor Vehicles as per the
provisions of the law
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Establishment:
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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 |
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The provisions of Motor Vehicle Act are enforced through
executive officers, while the ministerial work is carried out by clerical staff |
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The grade wise of manpower is as shown
below |
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Sr No
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Group/Class
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Sanctioned Posts
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Filled Posts
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Vacant Posts
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1
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Group A
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611
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567
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44
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2
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Group B
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46
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33
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13
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3
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Group C
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2566
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1834
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732
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4
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Group D
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427
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295
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132
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Total
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3650
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2729
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921
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C:Performance of MOTOR VEHICLE DEPARTMENT (2007 – 2012)
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Year
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Sanctioned
Posts
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Revenue ( Rs in
hundred crores)
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Learning
Licenses issued (in lakhs)
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Newly
Registered vehicles (in lakhs)
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Number Driving Licences (in
crores) Progressive
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Vehicle
Population(in
lakhs) Progressive
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2007-08
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3580
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21.42
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17.43
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11.64
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1.73
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133.35
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2008-09
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3580
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22.13
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19.54
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11.15
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1.77
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144.50
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2009-10
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3580
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26.97
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25.37
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13.18
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2.01
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157.68
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2010-11
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3650
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35.36
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22.9
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16.66
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2.13
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174.34
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2011-12
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3650
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41.97
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23.92
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19.75
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2.37
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194.07
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D:On Road Enforcement
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On road enforcement is carried out through 61 flying
squads and 22 border check posts |
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1)Flying Squads |
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There are total 61 Flying Squads in the State. The Performce of the flying
squads is shown in following table |
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Sr. No.
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Financial Year
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Motor Vehicles Checked
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Motor Vehicles Detected
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Revenue collected
(Rs.in crores)
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1
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2008-2009
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414371
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1130223 |
130.76
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2
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2009-2010
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244511 |
1162274
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205.28
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3
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2010-2011
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290461 |
1004889
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256.53
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4
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2011-2012
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1316697 |
935735
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281.53
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2) Border Check Posts
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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. |
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Sr. No.
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Financial Year
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Motor vehicles Checked
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Irregularity Detected Motor Vehicles
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Revenue collected
(Rs. in crores)
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1
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2008-2009
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6292966
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734635
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91.85
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2
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2009-2010
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8102757
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1485363
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135.58
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3
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2010-2011
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8112281
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1128472
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157.23
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4
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2011-2012
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8048796
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1077532
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160.49
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E:Control on vehicular pollution
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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 |
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F:Ongoing projects of Motor Vehicle Department
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1.SCOSTA complient Smart Card Registration |
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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 31.07.2012 are 79,46,649.
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2. SCOSTA complient Smart Card Licenses
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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 31.07.2012 are 1,24,51,520
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3. E-payment facility for collection of taxes and fees for Nontransport
Vehicle |
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Collection of onetime tax
through E-payment facility has been introduced at 15 RTO offices. Motor vehicle
Tax of more than 1000 crores have been collected through e-payment upto Sept
2012 |
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4.Computerised learner’s license test system |
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A special software to conduct the preliminary test for issuance of Learner’s
license has been developed. Currently the system is in operation at 25 RTO / Dy
RTO offices |
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5. Delivery of smart cards by post |
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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 48 offices |
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6. Grievance redresses by IVRS toll free number |
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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 |