Chhattisgarh: RTO code list and details

Chhattisgarh RTOs, 27 regional and district offices in all, are run by the state Transport Department. To find the office behind a Chhattisgarh number, read the two digits after CG: They are the code of the Regional Transport Office (RTO) or district office that registered the vehicle.

To read a CG number plate, take it in four parts. Take CG 04 AB 1234: CG means Chhattisgarh, 04 means the Raipur RTO, AB is the letter series and 1234 is the four-digit number.

The CG-04 code does not change when the owner moves to another district of Chhattisgarh, so a move from Raipur to Bilaspur needs only an address update on the Registration Certificate (RC). The car gets a different code only if it is registered again outside the state or its registration details are changed.

Worth knowing: To check the office behind any CG number, type the full number into the RTO finder at the top of this page.

Worth knowing: To book a High Security Registration Plate (HSRP) installation, use the booking portal that the Chhattisgarh transport department website names, and look up the date for your CG vehicle on the same site.

The Chhattisgarh Transport Department lists 27 offices with codes from CG-04 for Raipur to CG-30 for Balarampur. Four are RTOs, at Raipur, Bilaspur, Ambikapur and Jagdalpur, two are ARTO offices, at Durg and Rajnandgaon, and 21 are District Transport Offices.

To spot a new or moved office, check the Chhattisgarh Transport Department office list, which these tables follow.

To visit the Raipur RTO (CG-04), go to Rawabata, near Banjari Mandir, Bhanpuri, in Raipur. It is one of the four full RTOs in Chhattisgarh, with Bilaspur (CG-10), Ambikapur (CG-15) and Jagdalpur (CG-17).

Before you go, check the code on your Registration Certificate (RC). Dhamtari (CG-05), Mahasamund (CG-06), Balodabazar (CG-22), Gariyaband (CG-23) and Bemetara (CG-25) register vehicles for their own districts, so an address there belongs to that office, not to Raipur.

To deal with one of these town offices, use its own code and address below. Each handles registration, driving licences and lifetime tax for its district.

Bilaspur RTO (CG-10)

Bilaspur RTO has the code CG-10 and is on Sipat Road, near the Traffic Park, at Gram Lagra in Bilaspur.

Durg RTO (CG-07)

Durg has the code CG-07 and is listed as an ARTO office. It is on Jail Road in Durg, and Rajnandgaon (CG-08) is the other ARTO office in the state.

Korba RTO (CG-12)

Korba has the code CG-12 and is a District Transport Office, near the Tehsil office at Rampur in Korba.

Budget for lifetime tax when you first register a vehicle in Chhattisgarh. It is paid once, as a percentage of the vehicle’s cost. A new car is reported to pay 8% if it costs up to ₹5 lakhs and 9% if it costs more, and a new two-wheeler 5%. Other published summaries give 5% and 6% for cars, split at the same ₹5 lakhs, so confirm the rate on Vahan or with the Transport Commissioner before paying.

Multiply the cost by the rate. For a car priced at ₹4.5 lakhs, 8% comes to ₹36,000, and for one priced at ₹8 lakhs, 9% comes to ₹72,000. At the lower published rates of 5% and 6%, the same two cars would pay ₹22,500 and ₹48,000.

Lifetime tax on a new two-wheeler

A new motorcycle or scooter is reported to pay lifetime tax of 5% of its cost. On a ₹90,000 motorcycle, that comes to ₹4,500.

Before paying, compare the amount on Vahan with these rates, as the state can revise them.

To register a new private car at a Chhattisgarh RTO, pay ₹600, or ₹300 for a motorcycle. Rule 81 of the Central Motor Vehicles Rules, 1989 sets these fees for every state.

Add ₹500 for each month a car renewal is late, or ₹300 for a motorcycle. Battery-operated vehicles are exempt from the fee to issue or renew an RC.

Keep in mind: Budget separately for Chhattisgarh lifetime tax, the HSRP and any state service charge, as none of them is part of these fees.

To register a new car in Chhattisgarh, let the dealer apply on the Vahan portal, as most new private cars never need to visit the RTO. Pay the lifetime tax and the registration fee with the car’s price, and expect the Registration Certificate (RC) after the RTO approves the file.

Important to know: Choose your own insurer if you prefer, since the dealer needs only proof of a valid policy to register the car.

To transfer a used CG car, the seller files Form 29, both of you sign Form 30, and the ₹300 fee is paid on Vahan or at the RTO on the RC, such as CG-07 Durg.

Removing a loan (hypothecation) from the RC in Chhattisgarh

To clear a loan from the RC, wait for the last instalment, then collect the lender’s No Objection Certificate (NOC) and Form 35. Upload both on Vahan, and the RTO issues a fresh RC without the lender. Form 34 does the opposite job and adds a loan to the RC.

To handle most RTO work from home in Chhattisgarh, use the Vahan portal for vehicles and the Sarathi portal for driving licences, both in version 4.0. Visit the RTO only for steps such as the driving test.

Duplicate RC and RC status check in Chhattisgarh

To replace a lost, stolen or damaged RC, apply with Form 26 and pay ₹300 for a car. To see the current record of a CG number, use Parivahan Sewa or mParivahan, or check your RC status with Kiwi Insurance.

Driving licence services in Chhattisgarh

Use Sarathi for a learner’s licence, a driving test slot, a licence renewal or an International Driving Permit. Take the test itself at your RTO.

To avoid the most common fine for a car owner in Chhattisgarh, keep the policy valid. Without one, the fine is ₹2,000 the first time and ₹4,000 for a repeat, under section 196 of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988, as amended in 2019.

Read the table as the national amounts from the 2019 amendment. Some offences are compounded by Chhattisgarh at different amounts, so pay the amount printed on your challan.

Paying an e-challan: Enter the CG number on echallan.parivahan.gov.in, the Parivahan e-challan portal, or open mParivahan, to see and pay any pending challan.

If you are leaving Chhattisgarh, work through the same steps in reverse. Get the NOC from your CG office before you go, register the car in the new state, then claim back any unused Chhattisgarh lifetime tax.

Add 2% for a diesel car or take off 2% for an electric one, and pay the BH tax every 2 years. Compare it with Chhattisgarh’s own lifetime tax, reported as 8% or 9% of the car’s cost and paid once at registration.

To find the right form for a Chhattisgarh RTO job, start with the 13 below, all from the Central Motor Vehicles Rules, 1989. Fill most of them online on Vahan or Sarathi, and print the PDF only when your CG office still requires a paper copy.

Use Form 29 and Form 30 together for a used car sale, in the order given in the ownership transfer steps.

Before you submit: Send each form to the office whose code is on your RC, such as CG-04 Raipur or CG-07 Durg. Check the document list for your service on the Parivahan Sewa website, as some need address proof or a Pollution Under Control (PUC) certificate. For anything not listed here, open all RTO forms on the Parivahan Sewa website.