RTO Office Bhilai

Bhilai has become the second-largest town in Chhattisgarh after the state capital, Raipur. Moreover, it acts as one of the powerhouses of the construction industry sectors and houses one Regional Transport Office with RTO code CG-07. 

This organisation consistently works towards maintaining the traffic regulations and road safety of Bhilai citizens. Read on to learn more about their daily operations.

RTO Offices in Bhilai

To access the resources available on the Bhilai RTO portal, you must visit the official website of Chhattisgarh State Transport. Next, navigate to the option reading 'RTO Bhilai Home’. 

Bhilai RTO Website: https://cgtransport.gov.in/

Bhilai RTO officials can offer you the following services:

• Issuance and renewal of driving licence, learner's licence, and international driving permit

• Corrections in driving licences and vehicle registration certificates

• Modifications in vehicle ownership status upon requests

• Inspection of two-wheelers and four-wheelers before their registrations

• Issuance of permits to goods vehicles

• Collection of Motor Vehicle Tax

• Running emission tests before handing over PUC certificates

People in Bhilai who are about to issue a driving licence must know about these four types of driving licences offered by the local RTO office:

• Commercial Driving Licence
• Learner’s Licence
• Permanent Licence
• International Driving Permit

At RTO CG-07, you will be offered two types of vehicle registration certificates:

• Temporary registration

• Permanent registration

After completion of registration, your vehicle is assigned a unique registration number to be printed on its number plate. 

The Bhilai or Durg RTO is responsible for offering the following types of number plates to different categories of road transportation:

• White number plate

• Yellow number plate

• Green number plate

• Red number plate

• Blue number plate

• Black number plate

• Number plate with an upward arrow

• Red number plate with the Indian emblem

Several charges are associated while registering your vehicle legally under the respective state transport authorities. Here you can find a glimpse of the fees necessary to acquire a vehicle registration certificate:

• For permanent registration: ₹600 (fixed for all vehicle types)

• Hypothecation fee: ₹1,500 (applicable for vehicles purchased on loans)

• For temporary registration: ₹1,200 - ₹1,500 (legitimate for up to 1 month)

• FasTag charges: ₹500 - ₹600 

• Number plate price: ₹230 - ₹400

• Smart card price: ₹200

While applying for an RC book, you will be requested to produce your bank statement for the preceding six months. Ensure to talk about the other such requirements with your vehicle dealer. 

The State Transport Board has levied Chhattisgarh road tax rates in Bhilai based on multiple factors like engine displacement, vehicle weight, age, etc.

 Here you can see the details:

• For new two-wheelers: 4% of the vehicle’s worth

• For old two-wheelers: ₹6000 - ₹30000 (depending on the weight, engine capacity, and age) 

• For three-wheelers: ₹15000 - ₹60000 (depending on seating capacity and vehicle’s age)

• For new four-wheelers: 5% - 6% (depending on the cost of the vehicle)

• For old four-wheelers: ₹50000 - ₹600000 (depending on weight, performance period, and engine capacity) 

• For commercial vehicles: ₹150 per seat for each quarter; ₹200 per seat for each quarter for all-India-permitted vehicles

In Bhilai, Chhattisgarh, the traffic police impose penalties on those breaching regulations as per the latest norms. Compared to the past fines, the new ones are much heavier and may even send offenders behind bars for up to 6 months. Here you can refer to the particulars:

• Riding/ Driving Without Licence: ₹5,000

• Overloading Two-Wheelers: ₹2,000 with licence disqualification

• Juvenile Offences: ₹25,000 with 3 years imprisonment

• Driving Without a Permit: ₹10,000 with 6 months imprisonment

• Violating Road Signals and Signboards: ₹500 - ₹1,000

Many of these fines are to be paid by visiting the court. Only motor vehicle inspectors, besides traffic police, can collect these fines. 

Besides having a vehicle registration certificate and driving licence, it is also mandatory to have  motor insurance in Bhilai to comply with the regulations of the Motor Vehicles Act (1988). Drivers in Bhilai disobeying this rule are charged between ₹2,000 - ₹4,000 and may even need to serve 3 months of imprisonment.

Following the traumatic road mishap at Sirsa gate area in Bhilai, the locals became agitated and demanded that this particular area should be supervised more strictly as it appears to be an accident-prone area. Citizens often suffer from overcrowding similar to traffic signal points in Sirsa gate in select areas. These events have drawn the attention of the state transport ministry, which has proposed special initiatives to mitigate instances of such commotion on the roads.

Drivers in Bhilai can apply for the following faceless services by visiting the official website of Sarathi:

• Issuance of smart cards based on driving licence

• Procurement of No Objection Certificate (NOC)

• Modification of addresses on RC books and licences

• Issuance of a duplicate registration certificate

The state transport authority of Chhattisgarh made these virtual services available to the citizens in June 2021. These initiatives are set to bring more transparency to the whole system and reduce the costs incurred by RTO.

To uphold the road safety of Bhilai dwellers, especially along the highways, the Chhattisgarh state transport governance organised road safety campaigns to declare these updates:

• Removal of unwanted plants from the dividers

• Repair of some traffic signals that were malfunctioning before

• Installation of street lights along strategic roads connecting parts of the city