KARNATAKA STATE TRANSPORT AUTHORITY

The KSTA is constituted under sub-section (1) and (2) of section 68 of the Motor Vehicles Act 1988 (Central Act 59 of 1988) vide Notification No. FTD 4 TMA 93, Bangalore, dated 16-01-1993 by appointing the Commissioner for Transport as the Chairman, Inspector General of Police & Commissioner, Traffic & Road Safety and Superintendent Engineer (Designs), Inland Transport and Ports, P.W.D are the Members of KSTA, Bangalore. The State Transport Authority also consists of one non-official member appointed by the Government.

The Karnataka State Transport Authority has got powers to grant All India Permits for Tourist Vehicles (Buses), Motor Cars, Maxi cabs, Inter-state permits for stage carriages and also Goods carriages as per the Inter-State Agreement. It has power to take action under section 86 of the M.V. Act 1988 to suspend or cancel permit for violation of any condition of the permit.

An applicant who desires to get any of the permits indicated below has to comply with the following :-

SL. No.	Category of permit	Appln to be filed in form	Fee to be paid Rs.	Enclosures required
1	AITOB	C.M.V. 45 and C.M.V. 46	2000+100+500 authorisation fee p.a.	R.C.Book, F.C., Tax card, Insurance, Pollution under control certificate. Further the vehicle should comply with Rule 128 of CMV Rules 1989.
2	Stage Carriage	K.M.V. 35	2000+100	Route Map
3	Contract Carriage	K.M.V. 36	2000+100	After granting the permit by the STA the candidate has to produce R.C.Book, F.C., Tax card, Insurance, Pollution under control certificate
4	Maxi cab for operation within Karnataka	K.M.V. 36	600+100	R.C.Book, F.C., Tax card, Insurance, Pollution under control certificate
5	Maxicab operation throughout India	C.M.V. 45 and C.M.V. 46	1000+100 +authorisation fee of Rs. 500/-	R.C.Book, F.C., Tax card, Insurance, Pollution under control certificate
6	Motor Cab for operation throughout India	C.M.V. 45 and C.M.V. 46	750+100 +authorisation fee of Rs. 500/-	R.C.Book, F.C., Tax card, Insurance, Pollution under control certificate

Note:- In respect of All India permits authorisation has to be renewed every year on payment of Rs. 500/-

PASSENGER SERVICE VEHICLE PERMITS

SL.No.	Karnataka and	Agreed Routes	New permits issued from 01-04-07 to 31-03-08	Total permits in force as on 31-03-2008	Countersigned permits as on 31-03-2008
1	Tamilnadu	393	162	524	450
2	Kerala	79	29	615	236
3	Andhrapradesh	624	65	1042	966
4	Maharasthra	421	19	637	637
5	Goa	118	65	55	65

GOODS CARRIAGES:-

A Bilateral Tax of Rs. 5000 p.a. in respect of Maharasthra & Goa based vehicle & Rs. 3000 p.a. in respect of Andhra Pradesh, Tamilnadu and Kerala is being collected.

INTER-STATE PERMITS

SL.No.	Karnataka and	Quota agreed	No of permits as on 31-03-2008	Counter signed permits as on 31-03-2008
1	Tamilnadu	15000	7395	7395
2	Andhrapradesh	30000	30000	15094
3	Maharasthra	20000	14600	14600
4	Kerala	2000	2000	1617
5	Goa	2500	2500	2223

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Procedure for obtaining Inter-state Goods Vehicl Permit

An applicant who desires to obtain inter-state goods vehicle permit for operation between Karnataka and Tamilnadu, Karnataka and Andhrapradesh, Karnataka and Kerala, Karnataka and Goa, & Karnataka and Maharasthra has to apply in form KMV –37 along with fee of Rs. 850/-. He also should produce the R.C. Book, Fitness Certificate, Insurance Certificte, Tax Card and Pollution under control certificate.

In respect of applicant who seek variation of permit has to file form KMV 36 A along with the fee of Rs. 600/-. He also should produce the R.C. Book, Karnataka State Permit, Fitness Certificate, Insurance Certificte, Tax Card and Pollution under control certificate.

In respect of all the above cases the permit holder has to pay Bilateral tax to the concerned states. In addition to the home state tax that is being paid.