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extracted text: DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORT

Government of Karnataka

Department of Transport

Anual Report
1994 - 95

£, I us-1

ANNUAL REPORT 1994
TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT

1.

1 ntroduc t i on:

The

Transport

Department

major

revenue

earning

State.

This

department

the

with

collection

and

Vehicles

movement

of

accordance

proper

is

one

departments

is

or

Motor

Vehicles
the

the

in

the

mainly

concerned

taxes

on

regulation

with

of

in

the

provisions

Motor

the

ol
State

in

of

the

following Acts and Rules.

2,

1988

1.

The , Motor
Vehicles
Act,
Central Act 59 of 1988);

2.

Central Motor Vehicle Rules,

3.

The
Karnataka
Rules, 1989; and

4.

The
Karnataka
Motor
Vehicles
Taxation Act,
1957
(Karnataka Act
35 of 1957);

5.

The
Karnataka
Motor
Taxation Rules, 1957.

Motor

1989;

Vehicles

Vehicles

Administrative Set up:

2.1.
The Commissioner tor Transport is
che
Head of
the Transport
Department
ano
is
assisted by
the
following
officers
at
the Head Quarters.

The Joint Commissioner tor Transport
(Administration).

2.

The Joint Commissioner tor Transport
(Enforcement) - South.

2(a)The
Joint
Commissioner
tor
Transport
(Enforcement
North)
headquarters
at
Dharwar.
Commissioner tor Transport
Karnataka State Transport

3.

The Joint
Secretary,
Authority.

4.

The
Assistant
(Headqu arters).

Transport

and

Commissioner

5. The Law Officer.
6. The financial Assistant (Accounts^.
7 . The financial Assistant

(Audit)

8 . The Assistant Director ot Statistics

9. Two Assistant Law Officers.
10-Eour Assistant Secretaries.

2.2.
The Commissioner tor Transport is
assisted
by
the
Deputy
Commissioners
tor
Transport,
Regional
Transport
otiicers
ana
Assistant
Regional
Transport
Officers
who
are the heads ot
the Divisional,
Regional
and Sub-Regional Offices respectively.
The
table
below
gives
the
names
of
the
Divisions, Regional and Sub-Regions-

Name of
Name of the
the
Regional Offices
Divi si ons a t the Districts.

1

Name of
Other
R eg i ona1
Offices

Name of
the SubR eg i ona 1
Of f i ces .

3

4

2

1.
2.
3•
4.
5.
6.
7.

Bangalore-Central
Bangalore-East.
Bangalore-West.
Bangalore-South.
Bangalore-North .
Tumku r.
Kolar

Bel gaum

8.
.9'.
10 .
11 .

Bel gaum
1 .
Bi j apur
2.
Uttar Kannada3.
Dharwad
4.
5.

Gulbarga

12 . Bellary
13 . Bi da r
14 . Gu1ba rga
15 . Rai chur

6. H o sp e t
7. Gangavat h i .

My sore

16 .
17 .
18 .
19 .

•
8 . Chama ra j a Naga r.

Bangalore

lias san
Kodagu
My sore
Ma n d y a

Ch i k od i
Baga1k o t
Si r si
Gadag
Haveji.

I1 )K.G. E
(2) Cnikkabal lapur .
1 feai Ihonga

t 4 tea 1 k i
( 5 >Yadg i r

1

2

Sh i moga 2 0. Chikmagalore
21 . Ch i t radu rga
22 . Dak sh i naKannada
23 . Sh i moga.

3

4

9 . Davanagere
10. Udup i
(Put tur
(1 > Sagar.

2.3.
At the Divisional Level, the Deputy
Commissioners
for
Transport
supervise
and
guide
the
Regional
Transport
Officers
and
Assistant Regional Transport Officers coming
within their jurisdiction in the day-to-day
administration.
They
periodically
conduct
cursory
and
detailed
inspections
of
the
offices coming under their control.
Further,
the Deputy Commissioners for Transport also
function
as Appellate Authorities against the
orders of the Regional Transport Officers and
Assistant
Regional Transport
Officers under
the above said Act and Rules in respect of
suspension
of
driving/conductor
licence,
refusal to register motor vehicles, rejection
of. renewal of certificate of registration of
non-transport vehicles, refusal to issue and
renew
fitness
certificate,
suspensi on/cance 11 a ti on of fitness certificate
and
tax
matters.
The -details
of
appeals
received and disposed off during the year 1994
(from 01.04.1994 to 31.12.199'') is as follows:

TAX APPEALS
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;

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Balance
a s on
31.12.94.

92

7

02.

Belgaum

11

17

28

23

5

03.

50

22

72

27

45

04.

My sore
•
Sh imoga

19

12

31

14

17

05.

Gulba rga

7

9

16

14

2

Total

110

136

246

170

76

in

o

CD

•
• rH

5

■

99

1

76

<r

23

v)

Bangalore

KJ

01.

>

Total

CD CN

Receipt s
1.4.199431.12.94

O

Opening
Balance

* * .

Division •

a

SI.
No.

1

1

i

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i

1

j

REGISTRATION APPEALS

1

01.
02.
03.
04.
05.

3

4

5

6

7

Bangalore
Bel gaum
Mysore
Shimoga
Gulbarga

4
1
-

12
5
11
-

16
6
11
-

14
3
2
—

2
3
9
-

Total

05

28

33

19

14

2

I

DRIVING AND CONDUCTORS LICENCE APPEALS

1
01 .
02.
03.
04 .
05 .

3

4

5

6

7

Bangalore
B el gaum
My sore
Gulbarga
Shimoga

4
-

3
6
1
2

3
10
1
2

2
-

3
□

Total

4

12

16

2

14

12

2

1

GRAND TOTAL

01 .
02.
03 .
04 .
05 .

Bangalore
Belgaum
Mysore
Gulbarga
Shi moga

27
11
55
7
19

91
17
33
10
25

118
28
88
17
44

106
zJ
32
14
16

5o

Total

119

176

295

191

104

□

23

2.6
The Regional Transport Officers and
Assistant Regional Transport Officers are the
11 on < I

Regional

of

mid

riiih-Hrr| I nun I

Hf f I rr-.

respect i ve1y.
The Regional Transport Officers of the
District
head
quarters
arc
functioning
as
Licensing mt I h rii I I I e s for Issue nF driving and
Conductor Licences,
registration authorities
f III

I eg I o I re I I nn

nf

Mid I. I

act
as
Secretaries
Authorities
for
the
Transport Vehicles.

3.

V ell I i I e

.

I h oy

n I

.

of
Regional
Transport
grant
of
permits
for

Licensing of Drivers and
Conduct ors

3.1.
During
the year under report
199 6
i.e. from 01.06.1996 to 31.12.1996: 1,60,936
fresh driving licences were issued, 1,38,81.1
number of driving licences were renewed.
In
all 27,27,753 number of driving licences were
in force at the end of 31.12.1996.

Similarly
during
the
year
1996
from
01.06.1996 to 31.12.1996 as ma ny as 25,032
fresh
conductors
licences
were
issued
and
16,937 conductors licences were renewed.
In
all 2,10,668 conductors licences were in force
at the end of 31.12.1996.
A sum of Rs.8,6 6 ,790
has been collected as fee by 1ssue/renewal of
these licences.
C'u A
6I-4S-

3.2

PLASTIC CARD DRIVING LICENCES:

In
order
to
enable
the
holders
of
driving
licences
to
carry
their
driving
licences in their pockets, issue of small size
plastic
Card
Licences
to
the
drivers
of
Two-wheelers
and' Cars
are
being
continued
during
the
year
under
report
in
all
the
Regions and Sub-Regions of the State.

The Plastic
f ound t o be very
reasons1.
1 .

Card driving lie:ences are
p opu lar for the foil owing

It is a modern
1 i c en c e s .

issue

of

2 . There
is
no
scope
for
mi su s e
t amp e r i ng with the licences

or

method

in

3 . These licences are water proof.
4-. They also serve as identify
51.

cards.

In case of emergency due to accident,
it' is very helpful
to verify
the
address and also to know the matching
blood group as the card has provision
for
entry
of
blood
group
of
the
licences •

During the current year from 01.06.1994
to 31.12.1994 as many as 35,039 drivers of
Two-wheelers, 8,862 Drivers of Motor Cars and
21,595 drivers of Motor Cycles have utilised
the scheme and a sum of Rs . 9,80,955/- has been
collected as the cost of the card ift addition
to the regular fee prescribed.

4. REGISTRATION OF MOTOR VEHICLES
Every
Motor
vehicle
should
be
4.1.
registered before it
is put
to use on any
public
road
as
per
Section
39
of
Motor
Vehicles Act,
1989.
The Regional Transport
Officers
and
Assistant
Regional
Transport
Officers
are
the
Registering
Authorities
respective jurisdictions under
wi thin
their
Chap ter XV of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988.

The
total
strength
of
Motor Vehicles
registered and kept for use in the State as at
the end of 31st Dece mb er 1994 is 19.,50,005
whereas, at the end of 31st December 1993 it
was 17,63,713.
Thus during the period there
is an increase -?f -7.07% of Motor Vehicles over
the period from 01.04.1994 to 31.12.1994.

The
strength
of
Motor
Vehicles
is
increasing in all the regions of the State.
The details of
the vehicles registered and
kept for use as on 31.12,94 and comparative
figures as on
01.04.1994 and percentage of
increase
over
the
said
period
and
the
District-wise ratio are as follows:-

/ 10 /

SI.
No.

Districts

2

1

No . of MVs .
as on
1.4.1994

No.of MVs .
as on
31.12.94

% of increase
over the
p eri od f rom
1.4.94 to
31.12.94.

District
wise % of
Mot or Vehicles
1.4.94 to
31.12.94.

3

4

5

6

01 .

Bangalore
(Rural & Urban)

6,96,473

7,73,904

10.0

39.68

02.

Belgaum

1,30,839

1,41,134

7.2'9

7.23

03 .

Bellary

50,535

54,615

7.38

2.30

04 .

Bidar

19,652

21,656

9.25

1 . 11

05 •

Bi j apur

52,546

56,887

7.63

2.92

06 .

Chi ckmagalur

25,709

27,5'54

6.69

1.41

07 .

Chit radurga

69,309

72,361

4.21

3.71

-6.71

6.63

08 .

D . Kannada

1,20,693

1', 29,381

09 .

Dharwad

1,17,363

1,26,275

6.65

6.47

10 .

GuIba rga

46,231

49,519

6.64

2.54

11

Ha s san

33,292

35,726

6.87

1 .33

/ 11 /

3

4

Kodagu

20 . 64 7

13 .

5

6

22,075

6.46

1.13

Kolar

4 7,55c

51,535

7.71

2.64

14 .

Mandya

27,406

30,279

9.4£

1.55

15 .

Mysore

1,38,114

1,45,890

5.33

7.48

16 .

Ra i chur

43,555

46,528

6.39

2.38

17 .

Shimoga

69,381

74,120

6.39

3.80

Tumkur

48,171

52,501

8.24

2.69

U . Kannada

34,035

38,065

10.58

1.95

18,12,092

19,50,005

7.07

100 %

1

2

12 .

18 .

19 .

Total

)

different

4.4

The

alongwith

percentage

of

wise ratio is as follows:

categories

of

increase

over

Motor

the

as

on

year

and

Vehicles

previous

31.12.1994
to

vehicle

/ 12 /
SI .
No-.

Category of
Vehi cles

No.of MVs
as on
1.4.1994

of MVs
as on
31.12.94

No .

Vehi cles
% of -.ji|ncrease
wi se/rat i o
over the
as on 31.12■. 94
period from
1.4.94 to
31-.12.94

1

2

3

4

5

6

01.
02.
03 .
04 .
05 .
06 .
07 .

Motor Cycles
Motor Cars
J eep s
Motor Cabs
Aut ori ckshaws
Omni-Buses
Stage Carriages
KSRTC
Privat e
Goods Vehicles
Tract ors
Trai1ors
Others

12,84,900
1,67,207
24,859
11,572
73,775
9,760

13,85,499
1,80,724
26,942
13,049
79,144
10,812

7.26
7.47
7-.73
11.31
6.78
9.72

71.05
9.26
1-. 3 8
0.67
4.06
0.55

16,190
4,047
81,869
57,220
59,252
21,441

17,*178
4,455
82,637
61,397
62,801
25,367

5.75
9.15
0.93
6.80
5.65
15.47

0.88
0.23
4.24
3.15
3.23
1.30

18,12,092

19,50,005

7.07

08 .
09.
10.
11>

Total

100 %

/ 13 /
4.2 . CERTIFICATE OF FITNESS DE TRANSPORT VEHICLES:

As per Section 56 of the Motor Vehicles
Act, 1988 a Transport vehicle should have a
Certificate of Fitness when the vehicle is
used
on
public
road.
At., the
time • of
registration
and
at
prescribed
intervals
there-after, transport vehicles are inspected
by the Inspectors of Motor vehicles and only
those vehicles that comply with the provisions
of the Motor Vehicles Act and Rules framed
tliere-under are issued with fitness certificate.
The
Regional
Transport
Officers
and
Assistant
Regional
Transport
Officers
counter-check certain percentage of vehicles
passed by the Inspectors of Motor vehicles.
During the year 1994 i.e. from 01.04’.94
to
31.12.1994,
18,489
number
of
fitness
certificates were issued and 91,271 of fitness
certificates
were' renewed.
And
a
sum
of
Rs . 9 1 , 5 0,2 8 3/- was collected as fee.

4.3.

RENEWAL OF CERTIFICATE OF REGISTRATION
OF NON-TRAN SPORT VEHICLES: -

As per Section 41 of Motor Vehicles Act,
1988, a Certificate
of
Registration,
issued
under Section 39 of
the Act
in respect
of
Motor Vehicles other than a Transport Vehicle
is valid only for 15 years from the date of
its registration and is subsequently renewed
for five years at a time.

After
receipt
of
the application
for
renewal of certificate of Registration from
the
owner
of
a
Non-Tran sp or t
Vehicle
the
Registering Authority has to renew certificate

/ 14

/

of Registration f or a period
after satisfy!ng himself about
cond i t i on of the vehicle.

of
f ive years
the mechanical

During the year 1994 from 01.04.1994 to
31.12.1994
Certificate
of
Registration
of
73,504
vehicles
were
renewed
by
the
Registering Author) ties in the State and a sum
of Rs.8,86,017/- was collected as fee for the
renewal of Certificate of Registration.

5. CONTROL OF TRANSPORT VEHICLES
5.1.

KARNATAKA

STATE TRANSPORT AUTHORITY :

The Karnataka 51 :ate Transport Authority
is constituted under sub-section (1) and (2)
of Section 68 of the M.V. Act, 1988 (Central
Act 59 of 1988) vide Notification No.FTD 77
TMA
89,
Bangalore,
Dated : 01 . 07 . 1989
by
appointing the Commis sioner for Transport as
the
Cha i rrnan
of
the
Authority
with
the
Official
Members.
The
Karnataka
State
T ransport
Authority
is
a
Quasi-Judi cial
Authori ty
exercising powers vested with
it
under the M.V . Act , 1988 .
The Karnataka State Transport Authority
has powers to grant
all
India Permits for
Tourist
vehicles
(Buses)
Motor
Cars,
Inter-State
permits
for
Passenger
Service
vehicles
and
National
Permits/Inter-S t a te
permits
for
Goods
Carriages
in
terms
of
Inter-state Agreements.
It has powers to take
action under Section 86 of the M.V. Act 1988
to suspend or cancel permits for offences or
violation of any condition of permit. There
is
a
provision
to
compound
in
lieu
of
si: open s i on .

/ 15 /

Pa ra 5«-l. 2
THE RECIPROCAL AGREEMENT
The
Arrangements
under
Reciprocal
Agreements entered
into with
the
State
of
Andhrapradesh, Maharastra, Kerala, Tamilnadu,
Madhyapradesb, Goa and Delhi were continued
during the year.

Para 5.1.3.

SUPPLEMENTAL AGREEMENT:

During the current year, the States of
Karnataka and Kerla have entered into second
final Supplemental Agreement vide order No.FTD
4 TMI 92, Dated:10.1 2•1993 .
SOUTH ZONE SCHEME :

Para 5;. 2•.
Para 5.2.1 .

Under the South Zone permit Scheme, a
quota of 400 permits for tourist motor cabs to
ply
in
the
State
of
Karnataka,
Tamilnadu,
Andhrapradesh, Kerla, Goa and Union Territory
of Pondicherry on
rec iprocal
agreement
by

paying

single

point

countersignature under the

tax

without

scheme continued.

As per Inter-State Agreement the permits
issued for passenger Service vehicles is given
b elow:

£10 3-3

PASSENGER

SERVICE VEHICLES:

/ 16 /
SI .
No.

States

Agreed
routes

1

2

3

New Permits
Total
issued from permi cs
1.4.94 to
in forca
as on
31.12.9'4
31.12.94
4

Count ersignature
permits in
force as on
31.12.94

5’

s

180

287

STAGE CARRIAGE PERMITS:

»

01.

Karnataka
TamiInadu
(including Pondicherry)

46

12

02.

Ka rna t aka/Kera 1 a

64

60

276

124

03 .

Karnataka/
Andhrapradesh

287

• 57

587

464

Ka rna taka/
Maha ra sh t . a

165

21

90

-

Ka rna taka/G oa

23

04

2'7

12

04 .

05 •

.

/ 17 /

2

1

3

4

• 5

6

300

100

246

155

TOURIST TAXIES:
01.

Karnataka/

TamiInadu
02.

Karnataka/
Kerala

250

-

81

109

03.

Karnataka/
Andhrapradesh

400

350

350

69

04.

Kama taka/Goa

70

4

74

21

05.

Karnetaka/
Maha ra st ra

25

-

22

14

/ 18
Pa ra 5.2.2

CONTRACT CARRIAGE BUSES
In addition to the above permits,
21
Inter-State Contract Carriage permits covering
21 bu.^es and 250 Contract Carriage permits
covering 250 buses to ply in the State of
Karnataka were in force at the end of December
1994 .

Para 5.2.3.
TOURIST VEHICLES
Permits for 883 Tourist Omni Buses
1,456 Tourist Motor Cabs were in force at
end of December 1994.

and
the

Para 5.2’. 4-.
MAXI CABS

1,499 All India Tourist Maxi-Cab permits
and 6,534 Maxi-Cab State permits are in force.

6. GOODS CARRIAGES

6.1.

INTER-STATE PERMITS:

The agreements entered into with other
neighbouring
states
such
as
Andhrap radesh,
Tamilnadu,
Maharastra,
Madhyapradesh, Kerala
and Goe
is being continued.
The system of
levy of bilateral tax of Rs. 1 , 500/- per annum
in respect of Andhrap radesh, Kerla States is
being continued.
The bilateral
tax between
Karnataka and Tamilnad, Karnataka and Kerla is
enhanced to Rs. 1,500/- from Rs. 500/- with effect
from 01.0A.1993.
Karnataka has entered into Supplemental
Agreement with Kerala during this year.

6.2.
As
per
the
Inter-State
Agreement
entered
into
with
neighbouring
States
the
number of permits issued and in force of goods

/ 20 /

carriages Is

furnl sheel a s below:

No.

oTA'L’t’JL

01 .

Karnataka/
Tami1nadu

02 .

03 .

04 .

05 .

06 .

07 .

Ka rna t aka /
Andh raPradesh
Kama t aka /
Maha ra s t ra

Ka rna t aka /
Madhya P rad e sh

Quota

Now

Total

n<j rood

Permits
issued
from
1.1.94
to
31.12.94

of Permit
Issui'il by
us at id in
force as
on
31 .12.94

I'rnnl I s
Issued
by other
States
and
count; >.r
■ilqnrd
by us an
in force
a s on
31.12.94

3,650

780

3,650

3,415

10,000

1,186

6,375

8,517

9,000

1,375

7,220

7,890

17

13

1,410

1 ,247

-

-

800

7 74

50

Ka rna t aka/
K e r1 a

1,500

Ka rna t aka/
Delhi

50

Kama t aka /
G oa

800

-

234

-

36

No.

No.

of

6.3

NATIONAL PERMITS

(Goods Vehicles)

After the abolition of the Zonal permits
scheme and relaxation of quota under National
permit Scheme 1784 permits were issued from
01.04.94
to
31.12.94.
There
were
10,505
National permits In force as at
the end of
31.12.1994 .
As per the New Motor Vehicles Act, 1988,
the minimum number of contiguous States to be
opted by the National Permit holder has been
reduced from l.’lvc to four Including the Nome
State.

6.4.

REGIONAL TRANSPORT AUTHORITIES:

The Regional Transport Authorities have
been constituted under Section 68 of the Motor
vehicles, Act, 1988 at the District level with
the Deputy Commissioner and the Superintendent
of
Police
of
the
respective
districts
as
Chairman and Member.
The Regional Transport
Officers
are
to
function
as
Ex-Officio
Secretaries
of
the
Regional
Transport
Au thorities.

The Regional Transport Authorities are
Ouasi-Judicial
Authorities.
The
Regional
the
Transport Authorities grant p e rmi ts for
for operation on
use of Transport vehicles
inter-district
routes
of
the
State.
The
details of permits granted,
renewed and in
force as on 31.12.1994 "are as follows:

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SI .
No .

Class of
Vehicles

01 .

Stage Carriage

4,467

4 35

4,539

02 .

Mo tor Cabs

12,052

1,747

12,774

03 .

Au tori ck shaws

68,119

8,680

74,521

04 .

Goods Vehicles

1,02,634

13,430

1,07,593

05 .

Maxi Cabs

354

122

458

06 .

Private Service
V ell ides

3,050

250

3,301

7.
7.1

New Permi t s
i s su ed f r om
01.04.94 to
31.12.94

No. of
Pe rmi t s
renewed
1.4.9431.12.94

Total No;
Permi t s
in f orce
up t o
31.12.94

ENFORCEMENT :

1) epa r t men t a 1

Statutory Act i on Ca s e s

llndci Section 06 of
the
Motor
Vchi c1e s
Act,
1988 the Transport Authority which grants p e rmi t s is
empowered to suspend or cancel the permit on breach
of permit conditions.
sii sponsion or cancellation of the
p ermit
holder
agrees
to
pay
compounding
amount,
the
Transport
Authority
may
permit
him
to
do
so.
The
compounding
amount
collected during thei year 1994 (1.4.94 to 31.12.94)
is as foil ows :
In

pe l ml t ,

lieu

of

II

the

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Opening
Balance

Cases
received

Total

Cases
disposed
off .

Balance Revenue
col 1 ect ed U/s.
86 of
the
MV
ACT for
the year

55,819

1,01,630

156650

88231

68219

1,56,78,937

7.2
Number
of
cases
were
booked
by
the
Enforcement
officers
of
the Department
for
the
various breaches of the provisions of the Motor
Vehicles Act, 1988, the Central Motor Vehicles
Rules,
1989 and
the Karnataka Motor Vehicles
Taxation
Act,
1957
and
the
Rules
framed
thereunder.
The details of cases disposed off
and

the

fine

collect ed

d u ring

the

y ea r

1 996

(1.6.96

to 31.12.96) are as follows:

Opening
Balance

Ca ses
rece
ived

If o t a 1

Cases Balance Total amount
di sof fine
p osed
col1ect ed
off

2 6,910-

51,863

73,956

67,033

28,921

1,92,68,209

/ 24 /
7.3.

Comp.ounding of offences at
Spot of Checking:-

the

According
to
Section
200(2)
of
the
Motor
Vehicle
Act,
1988
the
accused
have
option to admit and compound the offences at
the spot of checking without the necessity of
appearing before the
Courts.
Such of
the
accused who did not opt for compounding the
offences were prosecuted in the courts.
Under
this system the number of cases compounded and
the
amount
collected
during
the year
1994
(01.0 4.1994- to 31.12.1994) is as follows:

81

Author!t y

No

No. of c
b o ok ed

collected
R-. .

01

7.4.

R eg i ona1
Tran sport
Offices

82,429

3,49,51,756.00

BORDER CHECK-POSTS :

With the prime object of plugging the
leakage of tax revenue and to enforce strictly
the provisions of Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 and
Rules
framed
there-under,
so
far
eleven
checkposts have been established.
The details
of cases booked and the revenue collected by
each of the check posts during the year 1994.
(01.04.94 to 31.12.94) is as follows:

•SI.
No.

Name of
CheckPos t &

Date of
Establi
shment

D i s t.

No. of
cases
booked
1.4.94 31-12-94

To tai
Revenue
collected
in Rupees.

in Lakhs.

i.

ALL ibele
(B'lore)

5.1.85

208

139.39

2.

Bagepalli
(Kolar)

1.11.89

3912

50.79

3.

Nangli
(Kolar)

1.11.89

2855

60.25

4.

Gowr ibidanur
(Kolar)

19.12.90

506

4.79

5.

Gundlupet
(Mysore)

1.12.84

497

87.56

6.

Talapady
(Mangalore DK)
Koginele
(Belgaum)

1.12.84

4729

55.07

9.11.84

22332

141.58

27104

163.53

7.
8.

Zalki
(Bijapur)

5.12.84

9.

H'lmnabad
(Bidar) .
Ramanagar
(U.K)
Aland
(Gulbarga)

26.11.84

10.

11.

Total

•28.01

22.12.89

578

12.86

12.05.92

630

12.87

63,451

756.70

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7.5.

COMPULSORY INSURANCE:

7.6.
The production of valid Certificate
of
Insurance
in
respect
of
all
the Motor
Vehicles is being insisted upon as per the
provisions of Chapter IV of the Motor Vehicles
Act,
1988 at
the
time
of
registration
of
vehicles, payment of tax, renewal of fitness
certificates,
recording
of
transfer
of
ownership,
entry
and
cancellation
of
hire
purchase
agreements,
issue
and
renewal
of
permits and during surprise checking.
7.7.
The Mot or Accident Claims Tribunals
headed
by
a
District
and
Sessions
Judge
conti nu e s
to
f un c t i on
at
all
district
head-quart ers .

8.

TAXATION:

1)
Section (3) of the Karnataka Motor
Vehicles Taxation Act
1957 empowers the State
tax
on
all
the
Motor
Government
to
levy
Vehicles fit for use cd roads and the tax is
levied accordingly.

is
2)
The Commissioner for Transport
the Taxation Authority in respect of Public
Service Vehicles owned by the Fleet' Owners.
and
above
public
Owners
of
five
hundred
Fl.eet
cl a s si f i ed
as
service
vehicles
are
owners.
The Regional Transport officers are
the Taxation Authorities in respect
of all
other motor vehicles registered and kept for
use in their respective regions.
At present
Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation is
the only fleet owner in the State.

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8.3)

PAYMENT OF TAX :

Facilities are provided
to
the Motor
Vehicle Tax payers to pay the tax at all the
Regional
Transport
Offices
throughout
the
State and
in addition
several
Nationalised
Banks and Co-operative Apex Banks throughout
the State are also authorised to collect Motor
Vehicles
tax.
Further,
the
Automobile
Association of South. India, Bangalore Branch
is
also
authorised
to
collect
the
motor
v . -I i I < I i ■
v ch 1 c J c s

>>. h .

I . iin
owned by

re'.por I
of
their nicinlj e r s .

Non -T r.'i n sp ort

I, IFF. TIME TAX:

Levy of Life Time Tax on two wheeler
Motor Vehicles is continued during the year
also.
Collection
of
Life
Time
Tax
on
Tractor-Trailer Units used
for agricultural
operations
introduced
with
effect
from
0 1 . 04 . 1’"io is also cent Inurri,
Further, power
ti11ers-Trai1ers
used
for
agricultural
operations are exempted from payment of Motor
Vehicles tax with effect from 01.04.1991 is
also continued during the year.
Tn addition.
Life time tax was introduced with effect from
01.04.91 for vintage carS
of 1939 and earlier
models and classic cars manufactured during
the years 1940 and 1949.
' .5.

TAX ON FLEET OWNERS:

effect

f rom 01 .04.1994 I

Ka rna t aka
State
Tran sp or t
5% of
is
1 e i v cd a
the gross
and
f i c r evenue f com
con t i nil edI during this y ea r also.
A sum of
col 1ect ed
from KSRTC
Rs. 1 1
res has b e en
during
the year
1994-95
( f r om
01.04.94
to
2.

3 1 .12.94)

8*6.
During the year four motor vehicles
belonging
to
various
organisations
were
exempted from payment of Motor Vehicles Tax in
view of their services to the society.
One
Motor Vehicle at payment of concessional rate
of
tax is allowed as the Motor vehicle is
being usee’ for educational purpose.

8.7.

EXEMPTION FROM PAYMENT OE TAX;

In
order
to
encourage
Battery
(Elect r! rally)
op o ra t oct
veh I c 1 o c.
th o
Government of Karnataka has granted exemption
from payment of tax for the period of five
years
from
the
date
of
registration
vide
Notification
No.HTD
236
TME
93,
dated:
27.11 .93 .

9.

REVENUE ARC EXPENDITURES:

in

The Transport Department is one of the
major
revenue
Earning
Departments.
The
Department has col 1 e ct ed a revenue of Rs . 1 6 1 2 2
crores from 01.04.94 to 31.12.94 as against
the annual target of Rs.317,19 crores under th
Indian Motor Vehicles Act, 1938 and Karnatak

Motor Vehicles Taxation Act,

1957.

The revenue collection and expenditure
thereon for the last 5 years and percentage of
expenditure over collection is as follows;

i 73 I
Percentage
of expendi
ture over
c o 11 e c ti o o,

51.
No.

Year

Revenue
target
in crores

Total
Revenue
collected
in crcres

Total
Expen
diture
over
target

Decrease
or increase
% collection

1.

1990-91

190-00

192..42

6.44

(+) 1.27

3.34

2.

1991-92

215-00

227.47

8.12

(+) 5.08

3.57

3.

1992-93

244.00

220.51

9.17

(-) 9.43

4.16

lx.

1993-94

265.67

259.72

10.65

(-) 9.77

3.92

cJ .

1994-95

317.19

161.22

5.70
(up to Sept 94)

Upto
December 1994.

-

/ 30 /
J 0.

ACTION ON AUTOMOBILE AIR POLLUTION:

10.1.
On
26.03.1993
the
C en t ra 1
Government has amended Rules 115 and 116 of
Central
Motor
Vehicles
Rules,
1989
by
Insert i nq -.iib - rn 1 <•> 7 and 8 to Ruin 115.
As
per Che provisions of these Sub-Rules, after
the expiry of a period of one year from the
date on which the Motor Vehicle was first
registered, every such vehicle shall carry a
valid
Pollution
Under
Control
Certificate
issued
by
an
agency
authorised
for
this
purpose by the State Government.
The validity
of the Certificate shall be for six months or
any lesser period as may be specified by the
State Government,
from time to time and the
certificate shall always be ca r r i ed i n
the
vehicle
and
produced
on
dcmand.
Th c
certificate issued under sub-rule (7)
shall
while it remains effective be valid throughout
India-. _ Rule 116 of Central
Motor Vehicles
Rules,
1989
is
also
amended
by
inserting
sub-rule 4 to 9.
As per the provision of
these sub-rules is the result
of
the tests
indicate that the motor vehicles compl/
with
the provisions of sub-rule (2) of Rule 115,
the driver
or any person
incharge
of
the
vehicle shall produce the certificate to the
authority specified in sub-rule
(1) with-in
the stipulated time limit.

If the • test result indicates that the
motor
vehicle
does
not
complV
with
the
provisions of the Sub-Rule (2) of Rule 115,
the driver or person incharge of the vehicle
shall rectify the defects so as to comply with
the provisions of the Sub-Rule (2) of Rule 115
within a period
of
7 days and
submit
the'
vehicle to any authorised testing station for
re-check and produce
the
certificate
so

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/

obtained from the authorised testing station
to the authority referred to in Sub-Rule (1)'.

If
the
Certificate
referred
to
in
Sub-Rule
(1)
is
not
produced
within
the
stipulated period
of
seven days or if
the
vehicle fails to comply with the provision of
sub-rule (2) of Rule 115 within the period of
seven days, the owner of the vehicle shall be
liable
for
penalty
prescribed
under
Sub-Section (2) of Section 190 of the Act.
If the driver or any person incharge of
the vehicle referred to in Sub-rule (1) does
not produce the said certificate within the
said period of seven days such vehicle shall
be deemed to have contravened the provisions
of
Sub-rule
(2)
of
Rule
115 and Checking
Officer
shall
report
the
matter
to
the
Registering Authority.
The
Registering
Authority
shall
on
receipt of the report referred to in Sub-rule
(7)
for
reasons
to be recorded in writing
suspend the certificate of registration of the
vehicle, until such time the certificate is
produced before the Registering Authority to
the effect that the vehicle complies with the
provisions of Su^-rule (2) of Rule 115-.

On’such suspension of the Certificate of
Registtrat1 on
of
the
vehicle,
and
permit
granted
in
respect
of
the
vehicles
under
Chapter V or under Chaper VI of
the Motor
Vehicles Act,
1988
(59
of
1988)
shall
be
deemed to have been suspended until a fresh
'Pollution
Under
Control'
certificate
is
obtained. ’’ (2) As per Sub-rule (3) of Rule 116
of
Central
Motor Vehicles
Rules,
.1989
the

measurement
of sub-rule
n

n>r I o r

for compliance of the provisions
(2) of Rule 115 shell be done with

typo

approved

by

any

m | 011 ry

i of

t r o. I

to in rule 126 of the Principal rules or by
the
National
Environmental
Engineering
Reseat h
Institute,
Nagpur?
Provided
that
such a testing agency shall follow ISO or ECE
Standards
and
procedure
for
approval
of
measuring
meters.
(3)
For
effective
implementation of the provisions of amended
rules,
the Regional
Transport
Officers are
directed to insist the registered owners of
the Motor Vehicle to produce ’Pollution Under
Control Certificate’ when they are approaching
for change of
ownership of motor vehicles,
renewal of certificate of registration, change
of address, obtaining permit,
issue of HOC,
permit renewal, entry and cancellation of HPA,
issue of Fitness Certificate etc.

Fop checking of petrol vehicles, Fuji
ZFE Hariba Neptune TD 2040 and for checking of
diesel vehicle AVL 437 equipments using from
01.04.94 to 31.12.94, 23537 diesel vehicles,
78,068 petrol vehicles were checked.
1,607
diesel vehicles and 1,783 petrol vehicles were
found violating the emission laws.
In respect.
of 1,783 cases prosecution were launched and a
sum of Rs'. 49,000/- was collected.

Emission laws are being Implemented in
all
the five Regional Transport Offices in
Bangalore,
Belgaum,
Dharwad,
Mangalore,
Shimoga and Mysore.
The Department has.issued
licences establishing 46 Testing centres, out
of which 38 centres are in Bangalore and 8
centres are in other districts.
In addition,
licence
for
establishment
of
emission
test

■

33 /

centre
has
been
issue3 to
Mysore,
Mandya,
Shimoga,
Dharwad,
Surathkal
and
Mangai or esi-fen Each Regional Transport Office is supa 1 i ed,/ 5
equipments for checking of petrol .and diesel
vehi ties1.

11.

BUILD IMG:

To
provide better
facilities
to
the
public and to tone up the administration in
the
Department
efforts
are
being
made .to
construct the Departmental Building in all the
regions.

The
Offices
of
the
Commissioner
for
Transport, Deputy Commissioner for Transport,
Bangalore
and
Regional
Transport
Office,
Shimoga
are
functioning
in
Government
Buildings.
The
Offices
of
the
Joint
Commissioner for Transport
(North), Dharwar,
Deputy
Commissioner
for
Transport,
Mysore,
Belgaum, Gulbarga and the Regional Transport
Office,
Tumkur,
Kolar
and
Mysore,
Mandya,
Madikeri ,
Chitradurga,
Mangalore,
Belgaum,
Bijapur,
Dharwar,
Karwar, Gulbarga,
Bellary
are functioning in the Departmental buildings.
The office of the Regional Transport Officer,
Hassan
is
functioning
temporarily
in
the
Departmental quarters.
The following Offices are functioning
rented buildings:

in

The Deputy Commissioner for Transport,
Shimoga,
RTO,,
Bangalore Central,
Bangalore
South,
Bangalore
East,
Bangalore
West,
Bangalore
North,
Davanagere,
Udupi,
Chickmagalore,
Bidar,
Raichur,
Hospet,
".angavathi,
Sirs!,
Chikkodi ,
Bagalkot ,
Chtctarajanagar, Gadag , Haveri and ARTOs., KGF,

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Sagar,
Yadgir,
Bailhongal,
Chickballapur and puttur.

Balki,

Th e Department
has acquired
land
for
construction
of
Building
at
Chickmagalore,
Udupi, Bidar, Haveri, Gangavathi, Davanagere,
Gadag ,
Puttur,
Chama rajanagar
and
Bangalore-North.
During the year 1994-95 Government has
alloted funds for construction of
following
Regional Transport Offices:

12.

a. Ha s san

80,000.00

b. My sore

20,000.00

Total

1,00,000.00

COMPUTER I SAT ION:

The Department
has
already
installed
computers in the Regional Transport Offices of
Bangal ore-Central , Bangal ore-North, ^-Ba-H^a-FoTe-~,
Bangalore-East,
Bangalore-South,
Mangalore, Dharwad and Mysore for
issue of
Learners Licences through computerised test.
There is also propose! to install computers at
Regional
Transport
Offices
of
Belgaum and
Gulbarga for testing candidates for issue of
Learner's Licence.

Similarly computers are also installed
at
the Head Office for the purpose of pay
rolls of all the offices in Bangalore and
generation of various reports, steps are also
being taken to computerise the records of State
Transport Authority for information and for
issue of permits.

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