Attached Departments

Punjab Provincial Transport Authority (PPTA)

Major functions of the authority are stated as below:

  • Coordinate and regulate activities and policies of DRTAs
  • Classification of inter district / inter provincial routes
  • Grant / renewal of stage carriage ( A.C/Non A.C) route permits on inter provincial routes and inter city routes
  • Route permits to cabs, rent a car service
  • Countersigning of route permits of goods vehicles issued by other provinces
  • Permissions to manufacturers/assemblers of rickshaws
  • Quasi judicial proceedings against decisions of DRTAs

District Regional Transport Authority (DRTA)

Major functions of the authority are stated as below:

  • Provision of decent public transport service within the district
  • Grant/renew  Route Permits
  • Issue  Fitness Certificate  to vehicles
  • Grant of licenses for bus stands of A, B, C and D categories and their regulation
  • Issue licences for establishment of Body Building Workshops
  • Regulate and enforce public transport fares
  • Implement policies/initiatives of the government
  • Summary trial of challans / prosecutions launched by MMPI/TSI and Traffic Police under MVO-1965/MVR-1969
  • Route alignment for High Occupancy Vehicles (HOV)
  • Recovery of route permit and fitness certificate fee
  • Act as Tribunal for compensation of death/injury cases in road accidents
  • Arrange transport in case of emergency where mass evacuation / transportation of goods is required
  • Secretary DRTA exercises executive authority of DRTA ,arrange meetings and implements decisions of DRTA