MANUAL-1 

Particulars of Organization, Functions & Duties

[Section-4 (1) (b) (i)]

1. Objective/Purpose of the Public Authority: The aims and objectives of the Public Authority are

(a) Implementation of provisions of the Motor Vehicle Act-1988 and the rules framed there under.
(b) Collection of Taxes and Fees for motor vehicles,
(c) Regulation of passenger and goods transport.
(d) Formulation of policy.
(e) Fixation and Regulation of tariff on goods and passengers transport.
(f) Facilitating passenger services to the traveling public
(g) Control of Traffic Accident offences.
(h) Issue of driving licenses and Registration Certificate by RTAs.
(i) Imparting Driving training to educated unemployed youths with a view to creating opportunities for self-employment.
(j) Check over interstate vehicles.
(k) Road Safety and Awareness measures.
(l) Traffic Survey.
(m) Use of CNG/LPG as auto fuel.
(n) Setting up of Auto LPG Dispensing (ALDS) Centre and supply of conversion kits
(o) Pollution control measure.
(p) Reciprocal Transport Agreements with the neighbouring states.
(q) Grant of permits by RTAs and STA to stage carriages, Interstate vehicles and goods vehicles.
(r) Restructuring of OSRTC.
(s) Expansion and development of Railways Net-Work in the State.
(t) Legislative measures on Road Transport.

(u)Undertake flights of VIPs and high dignitaries in State planes for emergent public works like aerial survey of natural calamities, review of various developmental works, supervision of flood and drought relief works and law & order in different Districts of the State.

(v)Regulation, maintenance& further development of existing Airstrips in the State.

(w) Construction of new Airstrips in the State.

(y) Support PSUs like AAI, SAIL & Corporate agencies for development of Airports.

(z)Implementing National Civil Aviation Policy in the State through Regional Connectivity Scheme (RCS-UDAN) introduced by Ministry of Civil Aviation, Govt. of India.

(z1) Increase the domestic & international air connectivity to & from the State.

(z2)Management of Government Aviation Training Institute (GATI) in PPP mode which imparts flying training to student pilots.

2.Mission/ Vision Statement of the Public Authority:

(a) Computerization of the office of the Secretariat establishment .
(b) Computerization of office of STA, RTOs and Boarder check gates.
(c) Propagation and observance of Road Safety measures.
(d) Propagation and observance of Population Control measures.
(e) Imparting driving training to the educated unemployed youths in order to create opportunities for self-employment.
(f) Passenger traffic survey in different routes to assess the requirement of additional stage carriage services.
(g) Draft Survey Work on "Buses in Odisha present and future".
(h) Facilitating amenities to passengers
(i) Expansion of railways net-work in the State.
(j) Use of LPG as auto fuel, setting up of ALDS and supply of conversion kits
(k) Restructuring of OSRTC
(l) Formulation of State Transport Policy.
(m)Formation of Transport Policy.

(n)Computerization of the Office of Directorate of Aviation, BPI Airport, Bhubaneswar

(o) Formulation of State Civil Aviation Policy

(p) To make Government Aviation Training Institute (GATI)  as the No. 1 premier flying training institute in the country

(q) To upgrade VSS Airport, Jharsuguda into an international Airport

(r) State to have it’s own helicopter & aircraft. 

3.Brief history of the public authority and context of its formation:

    Transport Department as it exists today was originally a part of Supply Department.  Subsequently, it was functioning under Works Department. Taking into account spiraling increase in the number of vehicle clogging roads, economic progress, urbanization, industrialization and change in the quality of life of the people, it was felt necessary to create a separate Department to look after Commerce & Transport affairs of the State and regulate Road Transport and Traffic affairs, Commerce & Transport Department came into existence during the financial year 1971-72.Initially, the Aviation subject was dealt in the Transport Department but later on, in the year 1998, the subject was transferred to GA Department. Recently, the Aviation subject has returned back to Transport Department w.e.f. 01.11.2019.

4.Duties, main activities/functions of the Public Authority:

    The most important work of the Department is to implement provisions of the Motor Vehicle Act, 1988 and the rules framed thereunder, collection of taxes and fees on Motor Vehicles, regulation of tariff on goods and passenger transport by road, to provide passenger services to the traveling public, expansion and development of Railways Net Work in the State.

   The regulatory function under Motor Vehicle Act and rules are performed by the Transport Commissioner, Cuttack who is Ex-officio Chairman of the State Transport Authority, Odisha. Collection of M.V. Taxes, fees and fines, issue and renewal, of permits, registration of Motor Vehicles, issue of license and enforcement activities are some of the works in the capacity of chairman, State Transport Authority.

 The State Transport Appellate Tribunal function as the appellate forum against the decisions of the State Transport Authority and the Regional Transport Authority. It also functions as the Second Motor Accident Clams Tribunal for the Central Revenue Division. Two more Second Motor Accident Clams Tribunals are located at Sambalpur and Berhampur for the purpose of adjudicating open claims for compensations in respect of accident involving death of / bodily injury to persons arising out of the use of Motor Vehicle or damages to any property of third party or both.

    The driving training school, Bhubaneswar imparts driving training of Motor Vehicle to educated unemployed youth in order to create opportunities for self-employment.

    The Rail Co-ordination directorate has been functioning since 1979. It co-ordinates between the State Government and the Ministry of Railways, Government of India as well as Zonal Railways. It looks over expansion of Rail net work by way of new Broad Gauge Rail link, provision of passenger amenities like introduction of new trains, reservation of berths under state quota, supply of wagons/ tanks for carriage of essential goods and commodities during emergency.

   The Odisha State Transport Corporation (OSRTC) established under the R.T.C. Act., 1950, commenced its business of passenger transports services from 15.5.74. It has been providing transport facilities to general public and concessional transport facilities to the students/ cultural associations/ freedom fighters/ accredited journalists and physically handicapped persons etc.

The most important work of Aviation Branch is regulation, maintenance & further development of existing Airstrips, construction of new Airstrips, successful implementation of RCS-UDAN in the State and increasing the domestic & international air connectivity to & from the State.