West Bengal - Renew Stage Carriage Permit

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Procedure

Apply In-Person

1. To renew Stage Carriage Permit in West Bengal the applicant has to approach the RTO office where the permit was obtained. Following link can provide you information related to the list of RTO office : Contacts Link
2. Link for online application forms : Forms online
3. Respective application from that can be obtained from RTO
4. Make sure that all the required documents are in hand.
5. The applicant should make sure they are eligible for the process
6. Application forms can be obtained from the appropriate RTO offices that should be completed and presented along with documents and appropriate fees.
7. Officials would start processing your application.
8. Important verifications for the permit includes Vehicle condition, Seating arrangements etc.. will be carried by authorities.
9. After checking the vehicle for its correctness and other appropriate requirements the application will be processed.

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Required Documents

• Link for online application forms : Forms online
• Respective application from that can be obtained from RTO
• Original Permit
• Registration Certificate
• Valid Fitness Certificate
• Valid Insurance Certificate
• No-objection Certificate from the financier if the vehicle is covered by hire purchase Agreement/Hypothecation/Lease.
• Payment of green tax wherever applicable.
• Pollution under control certificate
• Proof of payment of tax for the current quarter.
• Aadhaar card

Office Locations & Contacts

Public Vehicles Department
38, Beltala Road, Kolkata – 700020.
Contacts: +(91)-2474-9263 / 33-24751621 / 24751622.
Email: [email protected], [email protected]
Fax: 2486-0222

West Bengal State - Transport Department Contacts: Link for contact

List of all RTO Office in West Bengal

Note: There are 18 motor vehicle offices that can be found within the premises of the respective offices of the District Magistrates. There are also 7 sub-divisional motor vehicle offices located in the premises of the offices of the concerned Sub Divisional Officers.

Eligibility

• Owner of the vehicle
• The validity of the permit is not lapsed

Fees

Fees related information can be obtained from the following: Fees Link

Validity

• Usually permit is valid for 5 years
• Renewal of permit can be obtained with Vehicle fitness certificate and FC as per authorities of concerned RTO.
• The age of the vehicle also limits the validity

Documents to Use

Application forms can be obtained from the following: Application Forms

Sample Documents

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Processing Time

This procedure can be completed on the same day.

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Instructions

• A stage carriage permit is a permit is given to a bus operator to ply the vehicle in a particular route.
• The route consists of stages where passengers can be picked up and dropped.
• Stage carriage permits are issued under Government policies. The Government also decides about seasonal/monthly or confessional passes and fare from time to time.

Required Information

• Full name of applicant
• Name of father (in case of an individual)
• Address
• The routes or area for which permit is desired
• The maximum number of vehicles which will ply at any one time under the terms of the permit.
• The minimum number of vehicles which will ply at any one time under the terms of the permit in the area, or on any route or any part of any route and the minimum number of daily vehicle-trips.
• The type or types of vehicle to be used on the service and the approximate seating capacity.
• Particulars of the time-table(s) proposed.
• The standard rate of fare which it is proposed to charge.
• Particulars of any stage or contract carriages permit (or similar authorisation under the Indian Motor Vehicles Act, 1914), valid in the Province, held by the applicant
• Particulars of any permit (or similar authorisation under the Indian Motor Vehicles Act, 1914), held by the applicant in respect of the use of any transport vehicle in "the Dominion of India" during the last four year, which has been the subject of an order of suspension of cancellation.

Need for the Document

• The need for Stage Carriage Permit arises with the requirement to operate trips in a route / area for carrying passengers with stages (Stops)
• The Stage Carriage Permit allows holders to service an area with a specific route. The permit also mentions the type of vehicle that is granted permission to operate, the approved timetable, the number of trips it can make in a day and standard rate of fare it can charge.
• One cannot operate his vehicle without this permit in the allowed route.
• This permit need to be renewed before the validity of the permit lapses to ply the vehicle for the service.

Information which might help

• A trip means one way travel and doesn’t include return
• The type and seating capacity of each such vehicle for Stage Carriage should be notified to the authorities
• FC (for clearance) is a process meant for reviewing the condition of the vehicle by the RTO authorities

Other uses of the Document/Certificate

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e.g. Birth Certificate can be used as proof of identity.

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