As per Section 213 of India’s Motor Vehicle Act of 1988, the transport department of Telangana is required to enforce certain provisions. These provisions include providing an efficient, safe, and economically viable transportation service to promote the effective movement of goods and passengers on the roads of Telangana. In addition to these provisions, the Telangana transport department offers a range of services that promote the welfare of transport and safety in the State. These include the issuance of a motor license, issuing of driving permits, and the registration of vehicles among other functions through TS-RTOs sprawled throughout the State.
Driver’s License: Primarily, the Telangana transport department issues driving licenses for learners and permanent drivers. They also issue renewed, duplicated, class, and international driving permits.
Registration: The transport department also functions as a place for getting a trade certificate, permanent or temporary registration of one’s vehicle, renewal or duplicate registration, address change, ownership transfer, no injection certificate, diplomatic vehicle registration, HP termination, or endorsement.
Permits: Telangana transport department issues permits, renews and reissues duplicates. This can be done for rickshaws, all varieties of taxi cabs, busses, private service vehicles, school buses, goods carriage permit, and more.
Collection of Vehicular Taxes: The Telangana transport department is responsible for the collection of green tax, lifetime tax, quarterly tax, composite tax, border tax, co-signature tax, as well as looking into any tax exemption claims.
Issuance of Fitness Certificate: Issuing a fitness or temporary fitness certificate for a transport vehicle is also among the responsibilities of the transport department.
Collecting Fees: All fees associated with getting or renewing one's license, registering one’s vehicle, and more are collected by the transport department.
Penalties: Any prosecution and compounding charges are levied by the Telangana transport department.
RTO LOCATIONS |
RTO CODE |
RTO LOCATIONS |
RTO CODE |
Adilabad district |
TS-01 |
Mancherial district |
TS-19 |
Karimnagar district |
TS-02 |
Kumaram Bheem Asifabad district |
TS-20 |
Warangal Urban district |
TS-03 |
Jagtial district |
TS-21 |
Khammam district |
TS-04 |
Peddapalli district |
TS-22 |
Nalgonda district |
TS-05 |
Sircilla district |
TS-23 |
Mahbubnagar district |
TS-06 |
Warangal (rural) district |
TS-24 |
Ranga Reddy |
TS-07 |
Jayashankar Bhupalpally district |
TS-25 |
Medchal-Malkajgiri District |
TS-08 |
Mahabubabad district |
TS-26 |
Hyderabad Central |
TS-09 |
Jangaon district |
TS-27 |
Hyderabad North |
TS-10 |
Bhadradri Kothagudem district |
TS-28 |
Hyderabad East |
TS-11 |
Suryapet district |
TS-29 |
Hyderabad South |
TS-12 |
Yadadri Bhuvanagiri district |
TS-30 |
Hyderabad West |
TS-13 |
Nagarkurnool district |
TS-31 |
Reserved for Hyderabad |
TS-14 |
Wanaparthy district |
TS-32 |
Sangareddy district |
TS-15 |
Jogulamba Gadwal district |
TS-33 |
Nizamabad district |
TS-16 |
Vikarabad district |
TS-34 |
Kamareddy district |
TS-17 |
Medak district |
TS-35 |
Nirmal district |
TS-18 |
Siddipet district |
TS-36 |
Opp. Eenadu Office, Khairtabad,
Raj Bhavan Quarters Colony,
Somajiguda, Hyderabad,
Telangana 500 041.
Phone: 91-40-23311269
Working Hours: 10:00AM–05:00
Within 30 days from the vehicle’s purchase, registration is required to be carried out. You can register your vehicle at a Telangana RTO or TS-RTO simply by submitting a registration form with some necessary documents. Download the form via the official transport department website: transport.telangana.gov.in/html/registration.html
Form 20: application
Form 21: sales certificate
Form 22: certificate of roadworthiness
Documents detailing proof of address.
PUC (pollution under control) certificate
Custom clearance certificate for registration of any imported vehicle
Application fee
Any tax due in accordance with Motor Vehicles Act, 1988.
Note: Form 21, 22 and 22A is given by the vehicle dealer/manufacturer along with the invoice.
Once you have submitted all necessary documents at an authorized TS-RTO, officials will verify them. Based on their assessment, your vehicle will be issued its registration number.
You can renew your vehicle’s registration after 15 days since the number was issued to you. You can do this at a Telangana RTO near you by submitting the following documents. Note that the renewal application is to be made 60 days before the date of the expiry of your vehicle’s registration.
Registration certificate for your vehicle
Form 25
Insurance certificate for your vehicle
PUC certificate for your vehicle
Admissible application fees
To transfer your vehicle to Telangana from another state, you will be required to submit the same documents needed for registration renewal, with the no-objection certificate added to them. This can be done at any nearby authorized TS-RTO. You can easily obtain a no-objection certificate from the original authority registering your vehicle. Any admissible road tax must be paid, while applicable forms should also be submitted. Your vehicle will be inspected and documents verified, after which you should receive a new registration number.
Visit an authorised TS-RTO in Telangana and submit the following documents.
Form 29 and Form 30: Application
Vehicle insurance certificate
Vehicle registration certificate
Passport-sized photos
Age and address proofs
No objection certificate (NOC) from the concerned RTO, if your vehicle was registered in another state. If the vehicle was financed, NOC must be obtained from the financier.
PUC (pollution under control) certificate
Admissible road taxes and application fees
An affidavit confirming the purchase of the vehicle.
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