Located on the banks of the Indravati River, Jagdalpur is a city in the Bastar district of Chhattisgarh. The RTO code of this city is CG-17 which operates under Section 213(1) of the Motor Vehicles Act of 1988. Jagdalpur RTO regulates vehicles with various road rules and regulations under the Transport Commissioner.

Jagdalpur RTO gathers a database of all the vehicles with their vehicle owners on the roads. The functions of Jagdalpur RTO are:

• Collect road taxes
• Issue and renew driving licence
• Issue vehicle fitness certificate
• Provide international driving permit
• Issue tourist and motor vehicle permit
• Provide NOC for vehicle ownership transfer
• Issue and carry vehicle RC renewal

Jagdalpur RTO offers several types of driving licences for its residents to drive or ride under the legal supervision of the Transport Department of the State. These are as follows:

• Two-wheeler licence for engine capacity of 50cc or less
• Light motor vehicle licence for engine capacity over 50cc
• Light motor vehicle licence (non-transport)
• Light Motor Vehicle licence (commercial)
• Motorcycle licence (without gears)
• Heavy passenger vehicle licence
• Heavy trailer licence
• Heavy vehicle driving licence

Jagdalpur RTO officials provide 2 types of vehicle registration certificate for its vehicle owners. These include:

1. Permanent Registration

2. Temporary Registration

After the completion of all the regulatory processes, individuals will get a unique registration number displayed on their number plates when the officials verify the documents and provide the registration numbers to them.

Jagdalpur RTO levies charges on the citizens for the verification and registration processes of the vehicle. These charges include:

• Registration: ₹600
• FasTag: ₹500
• Number Plate and Smart Card: ₹1000
• Temporary Registration: ₹1200 to ₹1500 (for 1 month)
• Hypothecation: ₹1500

Jagdalpur RTO maintains the Chhattisgarh road tax, based on Chhattisgarh Motoryan Karadhan Adhiniyam. However, road taxes depend on the categories of the vehicles and their price. These are:

Taxes of Two-wheelers

• Less than 70 kgs: ₹6000 (above 15 years), ₹8000 (5 to 15 years)

• From 70 kgs to 200cc: ₹8000 (above 15 years), ₹15000 (5 to 15 years)

• From 70 kgs to 325cc: ₹10000 (5 to 15 years), ₹20000 (below 5 years)

• More than 325cc: ₹15000 (5 to 15 years), ₹30000 (below 5 years)

Taxes of Four-wheelers

Jagdalpur enforces the new traffic fines in Chhattisgarh when someone does not follow the traffic rules. Some of the traffic fines in Jagdalpur include:

• Drunk Driving: ₹10000 (first offence) and ₹15000 (second time)

• Rash Driving: ₹1000 to ₹5000 (first time), ₹10000 (repetition)

• Driving Without a Helmet: ₹1000 and/or licence scrapping for 3 months

• Driving/Riding Without a Licence: ₹5000 and/or community service

• Blocking Emergency Vehicles: ₹10000 and /or 6 months of imprisonment

• Violation of General Traffic Rules: ₹500 to ₹1000

Yes, it is mandatory to have a motor insurance. If you do not have insurance while driving, Jagdalpur RTO will penalise ₹2000 for the first offence and ₹4000 for the repetition of the same offence according to the Indian Road Rules. Thus, one must obtain third-party insurance in Jagdalpur to avoid legal obligations.

The number of road accidents is increasing at a high rate due to traffic discrepancies like overspeeding, road rules violation etc. According to a study, there will be around 4.6 thousand fatalities due to road accidents in Chhattisgarh in 2020.

Even a recent report suggests another horrific accident on the Raipur-Jagdalpur National Highway leaving 2 brothers of Abhanpur dead when a bus collided with their bike.

The officials of Jagdalpur RTO took an aggressive campaign to establish proper traffic orders to avoid road congestion. They resort to strict actions for violating road rules like drunk driving, stunting, wrong parking etc. The traffic staff immediately challenged for wrong actions taken on the roads and sent more than 100 vehicles to the police station.