The Motor Vehicles Department functions under the provisions
of Section 213 of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 (Central
Act 59 of 1988). The Motor Vehicles Department is primarily
established for enforcement of the provisions of Motor Vehicles
Act 1988, Kerala Motor Vehicles Taxation Act 1976 and the
rules framed under these two Acts.
The
Motor Vehicles Department, Kerala, was formed in the
year 1958. Till then it was attached to the Traffic
Branch of the Police Department.
Road
transport is a very vital area of public interest. We
are committed to absolute integrity and judiciousness,
courtesy and transparency in our efforts to achieve
the above stated mission. We consider it our responsibility
to enlighten the public about their rights and entitlements. It
is our earnest endeavour to educate the public about
the procedures associated with the various activities
and transactions in the department. Thus the Department
is trying to revitalize and simplify the various
functions and activities and make them more people-friendly.
To render help to the public an effective and efficient
public relations system was set up in all offices of
the department. After considerable thought we have
fixed practicable time limits for various services rendered
from the offices. We make sincere and earnest efforts
to adhere to the time limit as far as possible. We
have introduced a revolutionary change in the issue
of driving licence i.e. the licence is issued on the
spot on the same day of the test. Another notable
reform is the introduction of Computer Aided Learner's
Licensing System (CALLS) for the issuance of learners’
driving licence and issue of the same on the spot.
The CALLS was inaugurated on 23.05.2002 by the Hon'ble Minister
for Transport.
The major functions of the Motor Vehicles Department
are
(i) Enforcement of the Motor Vehicles Act and Rules
(ii) Collection of taxes and fees and
(iii) rendering services like
(a) issue of Driving Licences
(b) issue of Conductors’ Licences
(c) Registration of Motor Vehicles
(d) issue of Certificate of Fitness to Transport Vehicles
(e) providing transport facilities to the public by
granting regular and temporary permits to vehicles etc.
Apart from this importance is also given to Road Safety
measures and to the Control of Automobile Pollution.
We dedicate ourselves to provide better and speedy service
to the common man and proper enforcement of the statutory
provisions pertaining to Motor Vehicles Act and Rules.
Organisational
Structure
MINISTER |
SECRETARY |
ADDITIONAL
SECRETARY |
JOINT
SECRETARY |
UNDER
SECRETARY |
TRANSPORT
SECTION (A) |
TRANSPORT
SECTION (B) |
TRANSPORT
SECTION (C) |
TRANSPORT
SECTION (D) |
SECTION
OFFICER |
SECTION
OFFICER |
SECTION
OFFICER |
SECTION
OFFICER |
The Motor Vehicles Department is regulated by the
Government of Kerala in terms of policy formulation
and its implementation. The Department is administered
by the Transport Commissioner who is the Head of Department.
The top organisational structure of the Motor Vehicles
Department is represented by the following:
|
Sri. T. K. Manoj Kumar
Secretary |
0471-2330644,
2528875
|
| Additional
Secreatary |
0471-2331509,
2518242
|
| Joint
Secretary |
0471-2327395,
2518284
|
| Under
Secretary |
0471-2518713
|
The Department has four functional levels
(i) Head Office under the Transport Commissioner
(ii) Four Zonal Offices under Deputy Transport Commissioners
(iii) Eighteen Regional Transport Offices under Regional
Transport Officers, of which one Regional Transport
Office having state wide jurisdiction exclusively for Nationalised
Sector and
(iv) Forty two Sub Regional Transport Offices under Joint
Regional Transport Officers.
In addition, there are 12 Motor Vehicles Border Check Posts headed
by Motor Vehicle Inspectors. At
the Head Office, one Additional Transport Commissioner,
two Senior Deputy Transport Commissioners, one Assistant
Transport Commissioner, one Administrative Officer,
one Finance Officer, one Law Officer, one Assistant Secretary,
one Statistical Officer and one Accounts Officer are there
to assist the Transport Commissioner. In addition,
a Technical Advisor also assists him exclusively on matters
connected with the control of Automobile Pollution, Computerisation
and Modernisation of the Department.
