Travelling from one place to another with your vehicle might require a certain permit. A Vehicle Permit is basically a certificate which allows your vehicle to travel from one place to another. In India, there are two types of vehicle permits, namely National Permit and Local Permit. The charges imposed by the respective authority for a diverse type of vehicles are also different. These permits are mainly applicable to commercial vehicles to carry goods or people from one place to another.
The National Permit, also known as All India Permit is a kind of registration given to transporters via the Department of Transport of the respective State Government, for carrying goods to run all over India. The State Government is empowered to issue these two kinds of permits for goods deportment, one is the State Permit and the other one is National Permit as mentioned earlier. Obtaining a vehicle permit is mandatory as per the Central Motor Vehicles Rules Act, 1989 and is of utmost importance so that only authorized vehicles to enter the necessary jurisdiction and no illegal or unauthorized vehicle pass in from one state to the other.
Irrespective of the type of vehicle, a permit is necessary for you to take a commercial vehicle from one state to the other. Vehicle permit details can be broadly categorized based on the type of vehicles which are goods vehicles and passenger vehicles.
It is important for you to note that The National Permit for a vehicle is valid for 9 years from the issuance date for a motor cab and 8 years for any other vehicle. If the vehicle is substituted by a separate vehicle that is less than 2 years old, there is no need for any renewal. Additionally, it is important for the motor vehicle to be prepared with public address system, ease of drinking water, small fans, indoor curtains, well maintained push and pull back seats a completely separate driver cabin etc.
We will give a table below about the fees and time period for both goods vehicles and passenger vehicles for you to have an idea about the same.
LOCAL PERMIT
Vehicle Type |
Amount of Fees (INR) |
Period of Permit |
Light Goods Vehicle or LGV |
2000 and 500 for Authorization |
5 years and 1 year |
Heavy Good Vehicle |
2500 |
5 years |
NATIONAL PERMIT
Vehicle Type |
Amount of Fees (INR) |
Period of Permit |
Light Goods Vehicle or LGV |
2015 and 500 for Authorization |
5 years and 1 year |
Heavy Good Vehicle |
2515 |
5 years |
Fees for Motor Vehicle Permit
For the procurement of a National Permit for any class of vehicle an individual must choose minimum 3 states but without Delhi. A compound fee as specified by the respective states needs to be deposited through Bank Drafts.
Here is a list of the fees charged for getting a National Permit for different states in India.
Name of the State |
Amount (INR) |
West Bengal |
5000 |
Orissa |
5000 |
Assam |
5000 |
Meghalaya |
5000 |
Bihar |
5000 |
Haryana |
5000 |
Madhya Pradesh |
5000 |
Rajasthan |
5000 |
Jammu and Kashmir |
5000 |
Himachal Pradesh |
5000 |
Uttar Pradesh |
5000 |
Gujarat |
5000 |
Maharashtra |
5000 |
Punjab |
5000 |
Kerala |
5000 |
Tamil Nadu |
3000 |
Andhra Pradesh |
3000 |
Pondicherry |
1500 |
Chandigarh |
1500 |
Here is a list of the vehicle permit fee and period of permit basis the type of the vehicle which will certainly help you to understand the validity of the permit according to the type of the vehicle.
Vehicle Type |
Amount (INR) |
Period of Permit |
Light goods Vehicle |
1215 |
5 years |
Heavy Good Vehicle |
1615 |
5 years |
Busses Contract Carriage Permit |
1100 |
5 years |
Busses All India Tourist Permit |
500 |
1 year |
Stage Carriage Permit for Blueline, Redlines, Suvidha and Interstate Permits (Renewal fee) |
1100 |
5 years |
One Point to the other Point Permit |
500 |
4 months |
Counter-signature for Haryana & Punjab – For LGV and HMV |
1500 & 2500 |
Both 5 years |
Counter-Signature for other State Stage Carriage |
2500 |
5 years |
Everything has a method which you need to follow, and so is the process of applying for a vehicle permit. The following steps need to be followed by you for applying for a vehicle permit:
Documents required for Motor vehicle permit’s application: You must take note of the below list of documents needed for getting Motor vehicle permitsare:
Section 88 in the Motor Vehicle Act is regarding the National Permit and licenses issued by a State Regional Transport Authority (RTO) for the carriage of goods. National Permit is defined under the mentioned section as below:
“National permit” means a permit granted by the appropriate authority to goods carriages to operate throughout the territory of India or in such contiguous States, not being less than four in number, including the State in which the permit is issued as may be specified in such permit in accordance with the choice indicated in the application.”
The National permits for goods carriages and the related sections are 69, 77, 79, 80-86, 4[clause (d) of sub-section (1) of section 87 and section 89]. The other sections related to applying minimum for 3 states are 73, 74, 80-86 2[clause (d) of sub-section (1) of section 87 and section 89.
Now you have a better idea about the types of motor vehicle permits and how it is issued and most importantly why this is issued. So, get your vehicle ready to get a permit if needed and drive safely and freely.
You can visit the official website https://parivahan.gov.in/parivahan/sites/default/files/FAQDOCS/Permit/PERMIT and get the required services pertaining to permits.
An Indian citizen or operator of transport or the Co-operative Societies, who are eager and are willing to get into the business of transport can apply for a permit of any type of vehicle as per their choice.
State Transport Authority or STA is authorized for issuance of Stage Carriage Permit for 4 and more than 4 Regions or Districts, All Bengal Luxury Taxi Permit in case of West Bengal, other state or Inter-State Permit, etc. Regional Transport Authority or RTA is meant for a particular Revenue District and is authorized for issuance of Stage Carriage Permit for 3 Districts, for Contract Carriage Permit, for Taxi-Permit, for National Permit, for Goods Permit, etc.
Any Establishment can have this Permit for carrying its own staffs without any purpose of making profits.
You will have to give a written application after which the transport authority will verify if there is any police case which is pending against your Permit Vehicle. After the police authentication report and upon payment of INR 1000 by you per part, the duplicate permit will be issued.