Buldhana is a city in Maharashtra in the Amaravati division, and it is 500 km away from the capital city, Mumbai. Home to a couple of temples and lakes, it is also well connected to other parts of the state through Maharashtra State Transport Corporation buses that run on NH-53. 

The Regional Transport Office (RTO) in Buldhana is responsible for keeping a check on the smooth movement of traffic in this area. RTO Buldhana is supposed to enforce transport-related laws and provide various vehicle-related services to the residents of this city.

Services offered at RTO Buldhana are as follows:

• Registration of vehicles and renewal of the registration certificates

• Transfer of vehicle ownership

• Driving tests for issuing driving licences and learner’s licences

• Fitness tests for issuing vehicle fitness certificates

• Organising road safety awareness campaigns for minimising road accidents

• Issuing vehicle permits for tourists

• Issuing NOC for registering vehicles in another state

• Ensure proper traffic law enforcement and implementation in the city

RTO Buldhana provides different types of driving licence for various vehicles:

• Two-wheeler licence for bikes with engine capacity of less or equal to 50 cc.

• Light motor vehicles (LMV) with gears of engine capacity of 50 cc or more than that.

• LMV without gears (mopeds and scooters) of any engine capacity.

• LMV for private use.

• LMV for commercial purpose

• Heavy trailers 

• Heavy goods motor vehicle.

• Heavy passenger motor vehicles (All India driving permit for cars and trucks).

Below are the types of vehicle registration offered by RTO Buldhana:

• Temporary registration: The validity of this type of registration is 7-30 days.

• Permanent registration: Permanent registration should be completed before the expiry of the temporary registration.

Vehicle registration charges at Buldhana RTO are different for various types of vehicles.Below is the list of vehicle registration charges for different vehicles at Buldhana RTO:

• Heavy passenger vehicle - ₹1000
• Heavy goods vehicle - ₹1500
• Medium passenger vehicle - ₹1000 Two-wheelers including scooters - ₹50
• Three-wheelers and four-wheelers for private use - ₹600
• Three-wheelers and four-wheelers for commercial use - ₹1000
• Medium good vehicle - ₹1000
• Other vehicles – ₹3000

The road tax levied depends upon the type, make and usage of the vehicle. It follows the Maharashtra Road Tax structure and is levied by RTO Buldhana before the registration of the vehicles. It is collected for various transport-related services from the drivers or owners:

• Road tax on four-wheelers: 7%-15% of vehicle cost ranging from 10 lakhs to 20 lakhs.

• Road tax on two-wheelers: 10%-13% of vehicle cost subject to a minimum cost of ₹1500.

If you violate any traffic rule, you are bound to be penalised. Fine structure for violation of traffic rules in Buldhana are as follows:

• Driving under the influence of alcohol: ₹1000 or 6 years imprisonment
• Driving without a seat belt: ₹1000 or community service
• Driving without a licence: ₹5000 or community service
• Over speeding: ₹1000 - ₹4000
• Driving while using mobile: ₹5000
• Improper use of horns in silent zones: ₹5000 for first-time offenders and ₹4000 for repeating the same offence.

Yes, it is mandatory to have motor insurance. Third-party insurance is compulsory for all vehicles in India, while comprehensive car insurance is not mandatory. This mandate was made following the rules and regulations of the Motor Vehicles Act of 1988. Disobeying these rules can attract a hefty fine of ₹2000 for a first-time offence and a fine of ₹4000 for a second-time offence.

The goal of reducing road accidents in Maharashtra seems to be unattainable. In 2022, 95 deaths due to road accidents were reported. In 2021,thirteen labourers were killed when a truck carrying them overturned. This accident took place in Buldhana when the truck tried to avoid an accident with a car coming from the opposite direction, as per a report. 

Measures are taken by the Buldhana RTO and Buldhana police departments to organise road safety campaigns to curb the incidents of road accidents in Buldhana.

Road safety campaigns by Buldhana RTO are as follows:

• Mentoring the students: It is a serious concern that youngsters are driving two-wheelers without a licence. The sub-regional transport office of Buldhana organised road safety campaigns at schools to mentor and educate the students about traffic safety rules.

• Buldhana police website : The importance of road safety campaigns can be well understood if you just visit the official website of the Buldhana police. The road safety awareness program has been designed to reach out to people in the most effective way through videos, audio and other events.