FUNCTION OF RTA KARACHI

  • The Regional Transport Authority is an Authority established by Government and notified in the official gazette under the provisions of Section 46 of the Motor Vehicles Ordinance,
  • Headed by the Commissioner of the division as Chairman of the Regional Transport Authority comprising of number of officers as members of the Regional Transport Authority Board.

REGIONAL TRANSPORT AUTHORITY BOARD

  • Commissioner Karachi, Chairman
  • Deputy Inspector General of Police, Traffic, Karachi Member

  • Senior Director, Traffic Engineering Bureau, Member Karachi Development Authority.

  • All SSPs of Traffic of the Districts of Karachi Members

  • Secretary, Regional Transport Authority, Karachi, Secretary-cum-Member

CRITERIA FOR ISSUANCE OF (NOC)

Criteria of issuance of letter of intent (NOC) for registration / fitness certificate of the vehicle: -

  • Application of the applicant under provisions of Motor
    Vehicles Ordinance, 1965.
  •  Copies of documents of the vehicle. (Invoice, Sales
    Certificate)
  •  Copy of CNIC of owner / letter of the company.
  • Affidavit.

On provision of copies of Registration Certificate (Mandatory) and Fitness Certificate (If required), the vehicle is issued permits accordingly.

DESCRIPTION OF ROUTE PERMIT

Issuance of route permits and its renewal and transfer / Cancel NOC
 Stage Carriages (Buses, Mini Buses & Special Coaches)
 Contract Carriages (Buses, Coasters & MiniBuses)
 Baby Taxi
 Motor Cab Rickshaws
 Public Carrier (Goods Vehicles i.e. Suzuki Pickup, Oil Tanker, Water Tanker, Trucks)
 Private Carrier (Goods Vehicles i.e. Suzuki Pickup, Oil Tanker, Water Tanker, Trucks

PROCEDURE FOR CLASSIFICATION OF ROUTE FOR STAGE CARRIAGES 

Buses, Mini Buses and Special Coaches
 Application from operator
 Advertisement in leading news papers i.e. English Urdu & Sindhi for seeking objection in any from interested likely to be affected with in stipulated period not less than 15 days
 Deputy Inspector General of Police, Traffic and Senior Director, Traffic Engineering Bureau, Karachi Development Authority, Karachi from traffic point of view are requested for.
 On receipt of such reports, the proposal for classification of routes, subsequently placed before the RTA Board in its meeting for discussion and finalization

Details of all kind of commercial vehicles

S.R No Kinds of Vehicle Total Number of Route Permit issued
1 Public Carrier (Suzuki, Pickup, Mini Truck, Water Taker, Oil Tanker) 171028

2

Private Carrier (Suzuki, Pickup, Mini Truck, Water Taker,Oil Tanker) 166070
3 Bus 1986
4 Mini Bus 4387
5 Coach 2737
6 Contract Carriage (Mini Bus, Hi-Ace, Coaster) 10278
7 Contract Carriage (Bus) 1030
8 Auto Rickshaws 212305
9 Taxi 19310
10 Qingqi Rickshaws  224
  Total 5,89,355

DESCRIPTION OF STANDS

MOTOR VEHICLE RULES - 1969

•Rule 253.— Notification of Stands

  • Class -A (Stands, being General Stands administered by officials of
    Government).
  • Class-B (Stands, being General Stands entrusted for management, under arrangement made by Regional Transport Authority, to a person or company.)
  • Class-C (Stands, being General Stands administered by City District Government, a Town Municipal Administration or a Tehsil Municipal Administration or through the
    agency of a contractor.)
  • Class-D (Stands, or company Stands.)

GOODS FORWARDING AGENCY LICENCE

MOTOR VEHICLE RULES-1969

Under Rule 254 & 257 —Place to be used forloading, unloading or halting of public carriers
& Conditions governing the location of stands for goods vehicles.

  • Issuance of Goods Forwarding Agency License and subsequent renewal.
  • Goods Transport Vehicles

I S S U E S

  • Permanent assistance of Traffic police
  •  Actions against illegal usage of CNG/LPG in all kind of school transportation
  • Checking against the fitness certificate by traffic police minimum 5 vehicles at SO level to be impounded
  • Drive against defaulters of route permits / fitness certificate with the assistance of district administration, traffic police, excise police and PTA /
    RTA / DRTA
  •  This campaign should be maximum 15 days continuously
    to be launched