Rajasthan: RTO code list and details

Rajasthan RTOs and district transport offices are both run by the state Transport Department. When a vehicle is registered in Rajasthan, its number starts with RJ and then gives the code of the Regional Transport Office (RTO) or district office that registered it.

Read an RJ number plate from left to right in four parts. RJ comes first for Rajasthan, then the two-digit RTO code, then a one or two letter series, and last the four-digit number. In RJ 14 AB 1234, the 14 shows that the Jaipur RTO registered the car.

Jaipur causes the most confusion. The city has two codes, RJ-14 and RJ-45, and towns around it such as Chomu and Kotputli have their own, so the code on a Jaipur car depends on which office registered it, not on where the owner lives today.

After a move from Jaipur to Udaipur, an RJ-14 car still shows RJ-14, as moving house inside Rajasthan does not change the code. A different code comes only with a fresh registration outside Rajasthan or a change to the car’s registration details.

Worth knowing: An RJ code records the office where the vehicle was first registered. The same car can then be driven anywhere in India on that plate.

Older Rajasthan vehicles and HSRP

A vehicle registered before 1 April 2019 needs the plate as well. First check the date Rajasthan has set for your vehicle, then book the fitting, and once the HSRP is on, the car meets Rule 50.

Worth knowing: Book your HSRP installation through the booking portal named on the Rajasthan Transport Department website, which also shows the date set for your RJ vehicle. The rule itself comes from two Ministry of Road Transport and Highways notifications: G.S.R. 1162(E) of 4 December 2018 and S.O. 6052 of 6 December 2018.

Rajasthan RTO codes run from RJ-01 for Ajmer to RJ-52 for Shahpura near Jaipur. Large cities and the towns around them can have more than one code: Jaipur has RJ-14 and RJ-45, and Chomu (RJ-41) and Dudu (RJ-47) nearby have their own.

Newer offices have opened since the department published this code table. If your office is not listed, the code is shown on your Registration Certificate (RC) and on Vahan.

Jaipur uses two RTO codes: RJ-14 for Jaipur and RJ-45 for Jaipur North. The Transport Department runs two regional offices in the city, RTO Jaipur I and RTO Jaipur II, and lists a District Transport Office at Vidhyadhar Nagar.

RTO Jaipur I covers the Jaipur office, with offices at Jhalana and Jagatpura, and the Dudu office (RJ-47). RTO Jaipur II covers the Jaipur II office and the offices at Chomu (RJ-41), Kotputli (RJ-32) and Shahpura (RJ-52).

Each regional RTO in Rajasthan looks after a group of district offices, and each district office has its own RJ code. Whichever office you use, the services are the same, from registration to driving licences and road tax.

Jodhpur RTO (RJ-19)

Jodhpur RTO uses RJ-19 and heads a region that takes in Balotra (RJ-39), Barmer (RJ-04), Jaisalmer (RJ-15) and Phalodi (RJ-43), plus the offices at Pipar City and Pokhran.

Ajmer RTO (RJ-01)

Ajmer RTO holds RJ-01, the first code in Rajasthan, and looks after the district offices at Beawar (RJ-36), Deedwana (RJ-37), Kekri (RJ-48), Kishangarh (RJ-42), Nagaur (RJ-21) and Tonk (RJ-26).

Bikaner RTO (RJ-07)

In the north, Bikaner RTO uses RJ-07, and its region runs through Ganganagar (RJ-13), Hanumangarh (RJ-31), Nohar (RJ-49) and Nokha (RJ-50) to the offices at Sadulsahar and Anoopgarh.

Rajasthan road tax is paid once, at the point a vehicle is first registered in the state. The rate depends on the engine size and is charged on the ex-showroom price: 6% to 10% for a petrol or CNG car and 8% to 15% for a two-wheeler, under rates notified on 10 July 2024.

For example, a car costing ₹4 lakhs with an engine up to 800cc pays 6%, which is ₹24,000. A car costing ₹7 lakhs with a 1200cc engine pays 9%, which is ₹63,000. When you buy new, this tax is normally included in the on-road price the dealer quotes.

For example, a scooter or motorcycle costing ₹75,000 with an engine up to 200cc is in the lowest band and pays 8%, which is ₹6,000.

As the state can change its rates, the amount shown on Vahan is the one to check before you pay.

Register a new car at any Rajasthan RTO and the fee is ₹600, or ₹300 for a motorcycle. The amounts come from Rule 81 of the Central Motor Vehicles Rules, 1989, a national rule, so the fee in Jaipur is the same as in Jodhpur or Kota.

Worth knowing: Rajasthan road tax, the HSRP fitting and any state service charges are paid on top of the RTO fees in this table.

Rajasthan sets one registration charge of its own: A temporary registration for a private vehicle costs ₹200 a month under Rule 4.28 of the Rajasthan Motor Vehicles Rules, 1990.

A new private car in Rajasthan is usually registered by the dealer on the Vahan portal, so most buyers never take the car to the RTO. The road tax and registration fee are paid with the price of the car, and the RC follows once the RTO approves the application.

Important to know: The dealer needs a valid policy before registration, but you can choose and buy that policy yourself. Compare the options first, buy the cover, and then share it with the dealer before delivery day.

Selling an RJ car in Rajasthan follows a set order. The seller reports the sale, the buyer and seller then apply together, and the RTO records the buyer as the new owner on the Registration Certificate (RC). The fee for a car is ₹300, paid on Vahan or at the RTO named on the RC.

The buyer then moves on to the policy, with 14 days from the transfer to put the insurance in their own name.

Removing a loan (hypothecation) from the RC in Rajasthan

A car bought on a loan has the lender recorded on its RC through Form 34. Once the last instalment is paid, collect the lender’s No Objection Certificate (NOC) and Form 35, and apply on Vahan with both. The result is an updated RC that no longer shows the lender.

In Rajasthan, most RTO work begins online. Vehicle work runs on the Vahan portal and licence work on the Sarathi portal, both part of the Parivahan Sewa website, and a visit to the RTO comes only at steps such as the driving test.

Duplicate RC and RC status check in Rajasthan

When the RC of an RJ car is lost, stolen or damaged, the owner applies for a duplicate on Form 26 and pays ₹300 for a car. The RTO then issues the duplicate for the same registration number. To follow the application, or to see any RC record, look it up on Parivahan Sewa or the mParivahan app, or check your RC status on Kiwi Insurance.

Driving licence services in Rajasthan

On Sarathi, a new driver in Rajasthan goes through three stages. The learner’s licence comes first, a driving test booked at the RTO comes second, and the permanent licence comes last. Licence renewal and the International Driving Permit are applied for on Sarathi too, with Form 2 and Form 4A.

In Rajasthan, driving without valid insurance leads to a fine of ₹2,000 the first time and ₹4,000 for each offence after that. These amounts, like the others in the table, come from the Motor Vehicles (Amendment) Act, 2019.

Rajasthan can compound some offences at its own amounts, so the challan for an RJ vehicle shows what is due. An RJ challan can be paid online. Search for it by vehicle or challan number on the Parivahan e-challan portal, echallan.parivahan.gov.in, or in mParivahan, then pay the amount shown.

Worth knowing: Keep an RJ car insured and the first fine in this table does not apply to it. The section on car insurance in Rajasthan below explains how the policy links to the RTO.

If you are leaving Rajasthan, start with the NOC from your RJ RTO before the car leaves the state. After the car has its new registration in the other state, the unused part of your Rajasthan road tax can be claimed back.

A Bharat series (BH) number plate is a registration number for private vehicles that is valid across India, so it carries no RJ or other state code. As a result, an owner who moves out of Rajasthan needs no No Objection Certificate (NOC) and no new registration in the next state. It is meant for people whose work moves them between states, such as a central government employee posted in Jaipur. It was introduced by the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways in G.S.R. 594(E), dated 26 August 2021, and came into force on 15 September 2021.

The BH tax is paid in 2-year blocks, not all at once. A car on a regular RJ number instead pays Rajasthan’s one-time road tax of 6% to 10% of its cost at registration, and a BH owner who later leaves Rajasthan has no road tax refund to claim.

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. Then, in December 2022, G.S.R. 879(E) dated 14 December 2022 brought in rules for selling a BH car and for switching an existing registration to BH.

Rajasthan uses the national RTO forms set by the Central Motor Vehicles Rules, 1989. Most of them are filled in online on Vahan or Sarathi, and each card also links to the official PDF, which you can print if an office still requires a paper form.

When a used car is sold, Form 29 comes first and Form 30 follows. Once the RC shows the buyer’s name, the next step is to move the insurance within 14 days.

Worth knowing: The RTO that handles a form is the one whose code is printed on your RC. For an RJ-14 car that is Jaipur, and for an RJ-45 car it is Jaipur North. Your service may also need address proof or a Pollution Under Control (PUC) certificate, and the document list on the Parivahan Sewa website shows which. For any form missing from this grid, open the full list of RTO forms on the Parivahan Sewa website.

How your insurance links to the Rajasthan RTO

The policy and the RTO record meet at three points, in this order. A new car is insured before the RTO registers it. When an RJ car is sold, the buyer has 14 days to move the policy into their name. If the car is later registered again, for example after a move, inform your insurer, and the policy is then updated with the new number.

Worth knowing: Finish both transfers, the RC at the RTO and the policy with the insurer, within the same 14 days. The car then stays covered from the day it changes hands.