State Transport Authority

Introduction

        Under Sub Section (1) of Section 68 of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988, the State Transport Authority(STA), A& N Islands was re-constituted and the functions were transferred from the District Office (South Andaman) to the Directorate of Transport with effect from 1.4.2008

Functions

        The prime activity of STA is to control the Transport Vehicle under Section 65 of the MV Act, 1988 and implementations of the provisions laid down thereof . Accordingly the STA section receives and processes the applications for grant of different permits for plying Transport Vehicles, Convenes meeting of STA, issues permits based on the recommendations of STA, Grants licenses for renting Motorcycles, Fixation of fares for Stage Carriages & Contract carriages, Issue of Timing for operation of Stage Carriages, Initating action against defaulters and any other matters requiring urgent attention and decision of STA

The citzen centric services offered by the Section are

• Grant of NOC & Permit for plying Autorickshaw.
• Grant of NOC & Permit for plying Contract Carriages.
• Grant of NOC & Permit for plying Goods Carrier.
• Grant of NOC & Permit for plying Stage Carriages.
• Grant of Licenses for renting Motorcycles under Rent –a -Motorcycle Scheme.
• Issue of Temporary Permit.
• Tranfer of Permit
• Renewal of Permit
• Replacement of Vehicles in existing permit
• Cancellation of Permit
• Issue and Renewal of Bus Timing
• Control and Regulate the Transport Vehicles