Jamnagar RTO: GJ-10 office and the Dwarka split

Jamnagar’s code is GJ-10, issued by RTO Jamnagar. If you live in Dwarka, Okha or Khambhalia, though, your district has been Devbhumi Dwarka since 15 August 2013, and its own office uses GJ-37.

Look at GJ 10 AB 1234 in four pieces. GJ is Gujarat, 10 is the Jamnagar office, AB is the letter series, and the last block, 1234, is the four-digit number.

Worth knowing: If a car was registered at Jamnagar before Dwarka became a district, it may well still read GJ-10 today. It keeps those digits for good in Gujarat, and the Jamnagar code changes only if the car is re-registered outside Gujarat or its registration details are changed.

If your GJ-10 car was bought new on or after 1 April 2019, the dealer should have fitted its High Security Registration Plate (HSRP). If it is older, Rule 50 of the Central Motor Vehicles Rules, 1989 means it needs one fitted now.

Booking the fitting: Use the booking portal that the Commissionerate of Transport, Gujarat website names, and check there which date applies to a GJ vehicle. The plate itself is explained on our Gujarat RTO guide.

Jamnagar city has a single code, GJ-10. The code most often confused with it is GJ-37, the office for Devbhumi Dwarka, the district that was part of Jamnagar until 2013.

Official page titles from the Commissionerate of Transport, Gujarat confirm both offices: RTO Jamnagar (GJ-10) and ARTO Devbhumi Dwarka (GJ-37).

For a Jamnagar address, registrations, licences, transfers and road tax all run through the GJ-10 office. Directories agree on Lal Bangla Compound, but no official source confirms it, so check the location with the office before you go.

Jamnagar RTO office, GJ-10

Several directories give the location as Lal Bangla Compound. They print different pincodes, one of which belongs to a distant part of Gujarat, so no pincode is shown here.

If the address on your Registration Certificate (RC) is in Jamnagar district, the GJ-10 office is yours. If it is in Khambhaliya, Bhanvad, Okhamandal or Kalyanpur, those talukas form Devbhumi Dwarka district, whose office is GJ-37.

Which office holds a car’s file? The finder above answers that from a number such as GJ10AB1234.

Worth knowing: Moving from Jamnagar to Dwarka, or the other way, does not change the number. If you move, update the RC address and inform your insurer.

Jamnagar and Dwarka owners pay the same Gujarat tax, with no local amount on top. A ₹6 lakh car in your own name works out at ₹36,000.

If you compare Jamnagar with Dwarka, you will find the fees identical, since India sets one schedule for every office. Payment is on the Vahan portal, and when the car is new the dealer pays as part of the registration.

Worked example: If you finance a new car through a bank in Jamnagar, expect ₹2,300 in RTO fees: ₹600 for registration, ₹200 for the smart card RC and ₹1,500 for the hypothecation entry. Road tax is extra.

At 15 years a GJ-10 car’s registration needs renewing, for ₹5,000, and at 20 the renewal is ₹10,000. If you renew late, a car adds ₹500 a month to the bill and a motorcycle ₹300.

If you buy a new car with a Jamnagar address, the dealer applies on Vahan and the GJ-10 office registers it. If your address is in Dwarka or Khambhalia, it is in Devbhumi Dwarka district, which has its own code, GJ-37.

If hypothecation still shows on the RC, clear it before the sale with Form 35 and the bank’s No Objection Certificate (NOC). No fee is charged. Our Gujarat RTO guide has the remaining steps.

If you own a GJ-10 vehicle, use the Vahan portal for registration work and the Sarathi portal for your licence. Online applications for a Jamnagar address reach the GJ-10 office.

Duplicate RC and RC status check in Jamnagar

If your RC is damaged or goes missing, Form 26 replaces it for ₹300 on a car. For the latest record held against a GJ-10 number, check your RC status with Kiwi Insurance.

Driving licence services in Jamnagar

If you are learning to drive in Jamnagar, apply for the learner’s licence and book the test on Sarathi, then go to the office for the test. Our Gujarat RTO guide lists every other licence service.

If you drive a Jamnagar car with no valid insurance, section 196 of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 sets the fine at ₹2,000. If you are caught again, it is ₹4,000.

If you get a challan in Jamnagar, pay the amount shown on echallan.parivahan.gov.in or the mParivahan app. Our Gujarat RTO guide lists other offences.

If your car already has a GJ number, a move to Jamnagar means a new RC address and nothing more. If it was registered in another state, section 47 of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 gives you 12 months in Gujarat before it needs a GJ registration.

If you are leaving Gujarat, the same steps apply in reverse: GJ-10 issues your NOC on Form 28 and the office in your new state registers the car.

Worth knowing: If your car comes from another state, inform your insurer of the Jamnagar address straight away, and again once it has a GJ-10 number. The forms are on our Gujarat RTO guide.

If your job in Jamnagar could take you to another state, the Bharat (BH) series lets the car move with you without a No Objection Certificate (NOC). It is for defence and government staff, and for private employees whose company has offices in 4 or more states or union territories, who apply with Form 60.

The format is YY BH #### XX, where YY is the year of first registration, the four digits are allotted at random, and XX represents the alphabetic series, which can be a single letter or two letters. It is black on a white plate, like any other private car.

If you choose BH, you pay tax every 2 years rather than once as Gujarat cars do. Our Gujarat RTO guide has the BH rates.

The Central Motor Vehicles Rules, 1989 set these forms for all of India. If the GJ-10 office asks for a paper copy, print the PDF; otherwise Vahan or Sarathi handles it.

Before you submit: If you are unsure what to attach, the Parivahan Sewa website gives each form’s list, along with its full set of forms.