Apply In-Person

1. To apply for Bus Contract Carriage Permit in Karnataka the applicant has to approach the RTO office to which your area belongs to. Following link can provide you information related to the list of RTO office : Contact Link
2. Link for online application forms: Application Form
3. Respective application form for permit (obtained from RTO)
4. Make sure you have all the necessary documents
5. Application forms can be obtained from the appropriate RTO offices that should be completed and presented along with documents and appropriate fees.
6. Officials would start processing your application.
7. Important verifications for the permit includes Vehicle condition, Seating arrangements etc, will be carried by authorities.
8. After checking the vehicle for its correctness and other appropriate requirements the application will be processed.

• Link for online application forms: Link
• Respective application form for permit (obtained from RTO)
• Registration Certificate of the vehicle.
• Fitness Certificate of the vehicle.
• Proof of payment of tax for the current quarter.
• Insurance Certificate.
• Payment of green tax wherever applicable.
• Affidavit Sworn by the applicant before an Executive (or) a First Class Judicial Magistrate (or) Notary Public
• Passport size photo-2
• Pollution under control certificate
• PROOF OF ADDRESS (any one of the following to be produced)
  • Ration Card
  • Aadhaar Card
  • Electoral Roll
  • LIC Policy
  • Passport
  • Pay slip issued - Govt. Office (or) a Local Body
• Age Proof (any one of the following)
  • School Certificate
  • Birth Certificate

Commissioner for Transport and Road Safety
1st Floor, 'A' Block, TTMC. Building,
Shantinagar, Bengaluru-560027
PRO-phone : 080-22210994 Fax : 080-22235804
Mobile: 9449863459
E-mail : transcom@nic.in
Karnataka State - Transport Department Contacts: Link for contacts
Full List of Karnataka RTO Office Locations

You should be the owner of the vehicle.

• Fees related information can be obtained from the following link: Fee Link
• RTO authorities may provide more information on fees

• Permit is valid for 5 years
• The age of the vehicle is also considered to restrict the validity of the permit

Application forms can be obtained from the following link : Application forms

Please attach sample completed documents that would help other people.

It takes 5 working days to get permit

Karnataka - Apply For Bus Contract Carriage Permit
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Please provide other instructions related to the certificate/documents.
e.g. The state office holds birth records since january 1908.

A list which displays the kind of information which is required to complete the procedure.
e.g.
1. Date of Birth.
2. City or County of Birth.

• In accordance with the provisions of Sections 69, 73 and 80 of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1998. Application can be made for a permit under Section 66 of that Act in respect of a contract carriage
• One cannot operate his bus without the contract carriage Bus pucca permit
• “contract carriage” means a motor vehicle which carries a passenger or passengers for hire and is engaged under a contract on a fixed or an agreed rate or sum –
  • On a time basis with reference to any route or distance
  • Distance from one point to another

• The type and seating capacity of each such vehicle for Contract Carriage Bus should be notified to the authorities

• FC (for clearance) is a process meant for reviewing the condition of the vehicle by the RTO authorities

Please explain what are other uses of obtaining this document/certificate.
e.g. Birth Certificate can be used as proof of identity.

More information can be obtained from this link

More information which might help people.