List of Regional Transport Office districts in India
This is a list of the Indian Regional Transport Offices and the assigned codes for vehicle registration. These are broken down to states or Union Territories and their districts.
The offices are all belonging to a certain type:
- ARTO : Additional Transport Office
- AssRTO : Assistant Regional Transport Office
- DTC : Deputy Transport Commissioner
- DTO : District Transport Office
- DyDZO : Deputy Directorate Zonal Office
- DyRTO : Deputy Regional Transport Office
- JtRTO : Joint Regional Transport Officer
- JTC : Joint Transport Commissioner
- LA : Licensing Authority
- MVI : Motor Vehicle Inspector
- PVD : Public Vehicles Department
- RLA : Regional Licensing Authority
- RTA : Regional Transport Authority
- RTO : Regional Transport Office
- SDivO : Subdivisional Office
- SDM : Subdivisional Magistrate
- SRTO : Sub Regional Transport Office
- STA : State Transport Authority
- UO : Unit Office
- WIAA : Western India Automobile Association
AN—[Andaman and Nicobar Islands]
AP—[Andhra Pradesh]
| Code | Type | Office location | Jurisdiction area | Annotations |
| AP-02 | RTO | Anantapur | Anantapur District | |
| AP-03 | DTC | Chittoor | Chittoor district | |
| AP-04 | DTC | Kadapa | YSR Kadapa district | |
| AP-05&06 | DTC | Kakinada | East Godavari district | |
| AP-07, 08 | DTC | Guntur | Guntur district | |
| AP-16 | DTC | Vijayawada | Krishna district | |
| AP-18 | DTC | Vijayawada | Krishna district | Used for Andhra Pradesh Police Vehicles |
| AP-21 | DTC | Kurnool | Kurnool district | |
| AP-26 | DTC | Nellore | Nellore district | |
| AP-27 | RTO | Ongole | Prakasam district | |
| AP-30 | DTC | Srikakulam | Srikakulam district | |
| AP-31 | DTC | Visakhapatnam | Visakhapatnam district | |
| AP-32 | DTC | Visakhapatnam | Visakhapatnam district | |
| AP-33 | RTO | Anakapalle | Visakhapatnam district | |
| AP-34 | RTO | Narsipatnam | Visakhapatnam district | |
| AP-35 | RTO | Vizianagaram | Vizianagaram district | |
| AP-37 | DTC | Eluru | West Godavari district | |
| AP-39 | RTO | Andhra Pradesh | Andhra Pradesh | From February 2019, all news vehicles in Andhra Pradesh are Registered with AP-39 code by default. |
| Scheme and/or Example | Meaning |
| AP XX A 1234 to AP XX SZ 1234 | The letters A to S are reserved to passenger vehicles. |
| AP-18-Px : AP 18 P 1234, AP 18 PB 1234 | AP-18-P of Vijayawada is specifically used for state police vehicles. |
| AP XX T 1234 to AP XX YZ 1234 | The letters T, U, V, W, X, Y are reserved for commercial vehicles. |
| AP-xx-Z : AP XX Z 1234 to AP XX ZZ 1234 | The letter Z is reserved for the State Road Transport buses. |
AR—[Arunachal Pradesh]
AS—[Assam]
BR—[Bihar]
CG—[Chhattisgarh]
CH—[Chandigarh]
DD—[Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu]
DL—[Delhi]
| Example or Scheme | Meaning |
| DL −1 A | The letter A is reserved for government ambulances |
| DL-1B | The letter B is reserved for DMRC Feeder Buses |
| DL −1C, DL-13CF | The letter CF is reserved for cars. |
| DL −1 DG | The letter DG is reserved for modified cars for disaabled |
| DL −1 EM to DL-13EZ | These letters are reserved for electric vehiclescars. |
| DL-1ER,..., DL-13ER; DL-1ERA and so on | The letter series ER is reserved for electric rickshaws. |
| DL-1F,..., DL-13F | The letter F is reserved to fancy numbers under special allocation. |
| DL-1G | The letter G is reserved to heavy trucks. |
| DL-1K | The letter K is reserved to school vans. |
| DL-1L | The letter L is reserved to mid sizedtrucks. |
| DL-1M | The letter M is reserved to maxicabs. |
| DL-1N | The letter N is reserved to self-drive cars. |
| DL-**CNA, CNB and so on, DL-**SNA, SNB and so on | The letter series CNA..., SNA... is reserved to cars and two wheelers of non resident Indians. |
| DL-1P | The letter P is reserved to commercial buses, including DTC and DIMTS Buses. |
| DL-1Q | The letter Q is reserved to Phatphat Seva or para transit rural service vehicles. |
| DL-1R, | The letter R is reserved to auto rickshaws. |
| DL-1RT, DL-1RTA and so on | The letter series RT is reserved to radio taxis. |
| DL-1S,..., DL-13S | The letter S is reserved to two wheelers. |
| DL-1T | The letter T is reserved to commercial taxis. |
| DL-1V | The letter V is reserved to Delhi Metro Rail Corporation feeder buses and commercial vans. |
| DL-1W, DL-2W | The letter W is reserved to para transit small vehicles under Metro feeder service. |
| DL-1Y | The letter Y is reserved to commercial private taxis. |
| DL-1Z | The letter Z is reserved to commercial private taxis. |
GA—[Goa]
GJ—[Gujarat]
HP—[Himachal Pradesh]
HR—[Haryana]
JH—[Jharkhand]
JK—Jammu and Kashmir">Jammu and Kashmir (union territory)">Jammu and Kashmir
KA - [Karnataka]
| Alphabets | Meaning |
| Example: KA 09 2418 | This series is reserved for all types of commercial vehicles. |
| A, B, C, D | These four letters are reserved for all types of commercial vehicles. |
| E, H, J, K, L, Q, R, S, U, V, W, X, Y | These letters are reserved for two wheelers. |
| F, FA | The letter F is reserved for KSRTC Buses. |
| G | The letter G is reserved for all karnataka government vehicles including police, ministers etc. |
| M, N, P, Z | These letters are reserved for private cars. |
| T | The letter T is reserved for tractors used for agriculture. |
| I, O | These two letters are not offered as they can lead to confusion with 1 and 0. |
KL—[Kerala]
LA—[Ladakh]
LD—[Lakshadweep]
MH—[Maharashtra]
ML—[Meghalaya]
MN—[Manipur]
MP—[Madhya Pradesh]
MZ—[Mizoram]
NL—[Nagaland]
OD—[Odisha]
Due to the official respelling of the state name in English, the Transport Department modified the state letter on the plates with OD substituting OR on 1 September 2012.| Code | Type | Office location | Jurisdiction area | Annotations |
| OD-01 | Balasore | |||
| OD-02 | Bhubaneswar | |||
| OD-03 | Bolangir | |||
| OD-04 | Chandikhol | |||
| OD-05 | Cuttack | |||
| OD-06 | Dhenkanal | |||
| OD-07 | Ganjam | |||
| OD-08 | Kalahandi | |||
| OD-09 | Keonjhar | |||
| OD-10 | Koraput | |||
| OD-11 | Mayurbhanj | |||
| OD-12 | Phulbani Khandamal | |||
| OD-13 | Puri | |||
| OD-14 | Rourkela | |||
| OD-15 | Sambalpur | |||
| OD-16 | Sundergarh | |||
| OD-17 | Baragarh | |||
| OD-18 | Rayagada | - | ||
| OD-19 | Angul | |||
| OD-20 | Gajapati | |||
| OD-21 | Jagatsinghpur | |||
| OD-22 | Bhadrak | |||
| OD-23 | Jharsuguda | |||
| OD-24 | Nabarangpur | |||
| OD-25 | Nayagarh | |||
| OD-26 | Nuapada | |||
| OD-27 | Boudh | |||
| OD-28 | Debagarh | |||
| OD-29 | Kendrapara | |||
| OD-30 | Malkangiri | |||
| OD-31 | Subarnapur | |||
| OD-32 | Bhanjanagar | |||
| OD-33 | Patia, Bhubaneswar | |||
| OD-34 | Jajpur | |||
| OD-35 | Talcher |
PB—Punjab">Punjab (India)">Punjab
PY—[Puducherry]
RJ—[Rajasthan]
| Code | Type | Office location | Jurisdiction area | Annotations |
| RJ-01 | Ajmer | |||
| RJ-02 | Alwar | |||
| RJ-03 | Banswara | |||
| RJ-04 | Barmer | |||
| RJ-05 | Bharatpur | |||
| RJ-06 | Bhilwara | |||
| RJ-07 | Bikaner | |||
| RJ-08 | Bundi | |||
| RJ-09 | Chittaurgarh | |||
| RJ-10 | Churu | |||
| RJ-11 | Dholpur | |||
| RJ-12 | Dungarpur | |||
| RJ-13 | Sri Ganganagar | |||
| RJ-14 | Jaipur South | |||
| RJ-15 | Jaisalmer | |||
| RJ-16 | Jalore | |||
| RJ-17 | Jhalawar | |||
| RJ-18 | Jhunjhunu | |||
| RJ-19 | Jodhpur | |||
| RJ-20 | Kota | |||
| RJ-21 | Nagaur | |||
| RJ-22 | Pali | |||
| RJ-23 | Sikar | |||
| RJ-24 | Sirohi | |||
| RJ-25 | Sawai Madhopur | |||
| RJ-26 | Tonk | |||
| RJ-27 | Udaipur | |||
| RJ-28 | Baran | |||
| RJ-29 | Dausa | |||
| RJ-30 | Rajsamand | |||
| RJ-31 | Hanumangarh | |||
| RJ-32 | Kotputli | |||
| RJ-33 | Ramganj Mandi | |||
| RJ-34 | Karauli | |||
| RJ-35 | Pratapgarh | |||
| RJ-36 | Beawar | |||
| RJ-37 | Didwana | |||
| RJ-38 | Abu Road | |||
| RJ-39 | Balotra | |||
| RJ-40 | Bhiwadi | |||
| RJ-41 | Chomu | |||
| RJ-42 | Kishangarh | |||
| RJ-43 | Phalodi | |||
| RJ-44 | Sujangarh | |||
| RJ-45 | Jaipur North | |||
| RJ-46 | Bhinmal | |||
| RJ-47 | Dudu | |||
| RJ-48 | Kekri | |||
| RJ-49 | Nohar | |||
| RJ-50 | Nokha | |||
| RJ-51 | Shahpura | |||
| RJ-52 | Shahpura | |||
| RJ-53 | Khetri | |||
| RJ-54 | Piparcity | |||
| RJ-55 | Salumbar | |||
| RJ- | Anupgarh | |||
| RJ- | Newai | |||
| RJ- | Deeg |
SK—[Sikkim]
TN—[Tamil Nadu]
In Tamil Nadu, specific series are exclusively used for certain type of vehicles- All State Transport Corporation vehicles start the series with 'N' or 'AN'
- All Government owned vehicles start the series with 'G', 'AG', 'BG', 'CG' or 'DG'
| Code | Location | Type | District | Annotations |
| TN-01 | Chennai : Ayanavaram | RTO | Chennai | SETC & MTC Busses are Registered here under TN 01 N XXXX |
| TN-02 | Chennai : Anna Nagar | RTO | Chennai | |
| TN-03 | Chennai : Tondiarpet | RTO | Chennai | |
| TN-04 | Chennai : Royapuram | RTO | Chennai | |
| TN-05 | Chennai : Kolathur | RTO | Chennai | |
| TN-06 | Chennai : Mandavelli | RTO | Chennai | |
| TN-07 | Chennai : Adyar | RTO | Chennai | |
| TN-09 | Chennai : K. K. Nagar | RTO | Chennai | |
| TN-10 | Chennai | RTO | Namakkal | |
| TN-28Z | Rasipuram | UO | Namakkal | |
| TN-29 | Dharmapuri | RTO | Dharmapuri | TNSTC-Salem / Dharmapuri Region busses are Registered here under TN 29 N XXXX |
| TN-29W | Palacode | UO | Dharmapuri | |
| TN-29Z | Harur | UO | Dharmapuri | |
| TN-30 | Salem | RTO | Salem | TNSTC-Salem / Salem Region busses are Registered here under TN 30 N XXXX |
| TN-30W | Omalur | UO | Salem | |
| TN-31 | Cuddalore | RTO | Cuddalore | TNSTC-Villupuram / Cuddalore Region busses are Registered here under TN 31 N XXXX |
| TN-31Z | Panruti | UO | Cuddalore | |
| TN-32 | Villupuram | RTO | Villupuram | TNSTC-Villupuram / Villupuram Region busses are Registered here under TN 32 N XXXX |
| TN-33 | Erode | RTO | Erode | TNSTC-Coimbatore / Erode Region busses are Registered here under TN 33 N XXXX |
| TN-34 | Tiruchengode | RTO | Namakkal | |
| TN-34Z | Kumarapalayam | UO | Namakkal | |
| TN-36 | Gobichettipalayam | RTO | Erode | |
| TN-36W | Bhavani | UO | Erode | 7 |
| TN-36Z | Sathyamangalam | UO | Erode | |
| TN-37 | Coimbatore | RTO | Coimbatore | |
| TN-37Z | Sulur | UO | Coimbatore | |
| TN-38 | Coimbatore | RTO | Coimbatore | TNSTC-Coimbatore / Coimbatore Region busses are Registered here under TN 38 N XXXX |
| TN-39 | Tirupur | RTO | Tirupur | TNSTC-Coimbatore / Tirupur Region busses are Registered here under TN 39 N XXXX |
| TN-39Z | Avinashi | UO | Tirupur | |
| TN-40 | Mettupalayam | RTO | Coimbatore | |
| TN-41 | Pollachi | RTO | Coimbatore | |
| TN-41W | Valparai | UO | Coimbatore | |
| TN-42 | Tirupur | RTO | Tirupur | |
| TN-42Y | Kangayam | UO | Tirupur | |
| TN-43 | Ooty | RTO | Nilgiris | TNSTC-Coimbatore / Ooty Region busses are Registered here under TN 43 N XXXX |
| TN-43Z | Gudalur | UO | Nilgiris | |
| TN-45 | Tiruchirapalli | RTO | Tiruchirapalli | Tnstc-Kumbakonam / Tiruchirapalli Region busses are Registered here under TN 45 N XXXX |
| TN-45Z | Manapparai | UO | Tiruchirapalli | |
| TN-46 | Perambalur | RTO | Perambalur | |
| TN-47 | Karur | RTO | Karur | |
| TN-47X | Manmangalam | UO | Karur | |
| TN-47Y | Aravakurichi | UO | Karur | |
| TN-47Z | Kulithalai | UO | Karur | |
| TN-48 | Srirangam | RTO | Tiruchirapalli | |
| TN-48Z | Thuraiyur | UO | Tiruchirapalli | |
| TN-48Y | Musiri | UO | Tiruchirapalli | |
| TN-48X | Lalgudi | UO | Tiruchirapalli | |
| TN-49 | Thanjavur | RTO | Thanjavur | |
| TN-49Y | Pattukottai | UO | Thanjavur | |
| TN-50 | Tiruvarur | RTO | Tiruvarur | |
| TN-50Y | Thiruthuraipoondi | UO | Tiruvarur | |
| TN-50Z | Mannargudi | UO | Tiruvarur | |
| TN-51 | Nagapattinam | RTO | Nagapattinam | |
| TN-52 | Sankagiri | RTO | Salem | |
| TN-54 | Salem | RTO | Salem | |
| TN-55 | Pudukottai | RTO | Pudukottai | TNSTC-Kumbakonam / Pudukottai Region busses are Registered here under TN 55 N XXXX |
| TN-55Y | Illuppur | UO | Pudukottai | |
| TN-55Z | Aranthangi | UO | Pudukottai | |
| TN-56 | Perundurai | RTO | Erode | |
| TN-57 | Dindigul | RTO | Dindigul | TNSTC-Madurai / Dindigul region busses are Registered here under TN 57 N XXXX |
| TN-57V | Vedasandur | RTO | Dindigul | |
| TN-57W | Batlagundu | RTO | Dindigul | |
| TN-58 | Madurai | RTO | Madurai | TNSTC-Madurai / Madurai region busses are Registered here under TN 58 N XXXX |
| TN-58Y | Usilampatti | UO | Madurai | |
| TN-58Z | Thirumangalam | UO | Madurai | |
| TN-59 | Madurai | RTO | Madurai | |
| TN-59V | Vadipatti | UO | Madurai | |
| TN-59Z | Melur | UO | Madurai | |
| TN-60 | Theni | RTO | Theni | |
| TN-60Z | Uthamapalayam | UO | Theni | |
| TN-61 | Ariyalur | RTO | Ariyalur | |
| TN-63 | Sivaganga | RTO | Sivaganga | |
| TN-63Z | Karaikudi | UO | Sivaganga | TNSTC-Kumbakonam / Karaikudi region busses are Registered here under TN 63 N XXXX |
| TN-64 | Madurai | RTO | Madurai | |
| TN-65 | Ramanathapuram | RTO | Ramanathapuram | |
| TN-65Z | Paramakudi | UO | Ramanathapuram | |
| TN-66 | Coimbatore | RTO | Coimbatore | |
| TN-67 | Virudhunagar | RTO | Virudhunagar | TNSTC-Madurai / Virudhunagar Region busses are Registered here under TN 67 N XXXX |
| TN-67W | Aruppukottai | UO | Virudhunagar | |
| TN-68 | Kumbakonam | RTO | Thanjavur | TNSTC-Kumbakonam / Kumbakonam Region busses are Registered here under TN 68 N XXXX |
| TN-69 | Thoothukudi | RTO | Thoothukudi | |
| TN-70 | Hosur | RTO | Krishnagiri | |
| TN-72 | Tirunelveli | RTO | Tirunelveli | TNSTC-Tirunelveli / Tirunelveli Region busses are Registered here under TN 72 N XXXX |
| TN-72V | Valliyur | UO | Tirunelveli | |
| TN-73 | Ranipet | RTO | Ranipet | |
| TN-73Z | Arakkonam | UO | Ranipet | |
| TN-74 | Nagercoil | RTO | Kanniyakumari | TNSTC-Tirunelveli / Nagercoil region busses are Registered here under TN 74 N XXXX |
| TN-75 | Marthandam | RTO | Kanniyakumari | |
| TN-76 | Tenkasi | RTO | Tenkasi | |
| TN-76V | Ambasamudram | UO | Tirunelveli | |
| TN-77 | Attur | RTO | Salem | |
| TN-77Z | Vazhapadi | UO | Salem | |
| TN-78 | Dharapuram | RTO | Tirupur | |
| TN-78Z | Udumalpet | UO | Tirupur | |
| TN-79 | Sankarankovil | RTO | Tenkasi | |
| TN-81 | Tiruchirapalli | RTO | Tiruchirapalli | |
| TN-81Z | Thiruverumbur | UO | Tiruchirapalli | |
| TN-82 | Mayiladuthurai | RTO | Mayiladuthurai | |
| TN-82Z | Sirkazhi | RTO | Mayiladuthurai | |
| TN-83 | Vaniyambadi | RTO | Thirupattur | |
| TN-83Y | Ambur | UO | Thirupattur | |
| TN-83Z | Thirupattur | UO | Thirupattur | |
| TN-84 | Srivilliputhur | RTO | Virudhunagar | |
| TN-85 | Kundrathur | RTO | Kanchipuram | |
| TN-86 | Erode | RTO | Erode | |
| TN-87 | Sriperumbudur | RTO | Kanchipuram | |
| TN-88 | Namakkal | RTO | Namakkal | |
| TN-88Z | Paramathi Velur | UO | Namakkal | |
| TN-90 | Salem | RTO | Salem | |
| TN-91 | Chidambaram | RTO | Cuddalore | |
| TN-91Y | Neyveli | UO | Cuddalore | |
| TN-91Z | Virudhachalam | UO | Cuddalore | |
| TN-92 | Thiruchendur | RTO | Thoothukudi | |
| TN-93 | Mettur | RTO | Salem | |
| TN-94 | Palani | RTO | Dindigul | |
| TN-94Z | Oddanchatram | UO | Dindigul | |
| TN-95 | Sivakasi | RTO | Virudhunagar | |
| TN-96 | Kovilpatti | RTO | Thoothukudi | |
| TN-97 | Arani | RTO | Tiruvannamalai | |
| TN-97Z | Cheyyar | UO | Tiruvannamalai | |
| TN-99 | Coimbatore | RTO | Coimbatore |
Specifics in the Tamil Nadu series
RTO: Regional Transport Office
UO: Unit Office for Reginal Transport Office
TR—[Tripura]
TS—[Telangana]
| Code | Type | Office location | Jurisdiction area | Annotations |
| TS-01 | DTC | Adilabad | Adilabad district | |
| TS-02 | DTC | Karimnagar | Karimnagar district | Sub-agencies: Huzurabad |
| TS-03 | DTC | Warangal | Warangal Urban district | |
| TS-04 | DTC | Khammam | Khammam district | Sub-agencies: Sathupalli, Wyra |
| TS-05 | DTC | Nalgonda | Nalgonda district | Sub-agencies: Miryalaguda |
| TS-06 | DTC | Mahbubnagar | Mahbubnagar district | |
| TS-07 | DTC | Attapur * | Ranga Reddy | Sub-agencies: Ibrahimpatnam, Shadnagar |
| TS-08 | DTC | Medchal * | Medchal-Malkajgiri District | Sub-agencies: Uppal Kalan *, Kukatpally * |
| TS-09 | JTC | Khairtabad | Hyderabad Central | |
| TS-10 | RTO | Secunderabad | Hyderabad North | |
| TS-11 | RTO | Malakpet | Hyderabad East | |
| TS-12 | RTO | Kishanbagh | Hyderabad South | |
| TS-13 | RTO | Tolichowki | Hyderabad West | - |
| TS-14 | RTO | Hyderabad | Reserved for Hyderabad | |
| TS-15 | DTC | Sangareddy | Sangareddy district | Sub-agencies: Patancheru *, Zaheerabad |
| TS-16 | DTC | Nizamabad | Nizamabad district | Sub-agencies: Armoor, Bodhan |
| TS-17 | DTC | Kamareddy | Kamareddy district | |
| TS-18 | DTC | Nirmal | Nirmal district | |
| TS-19 | DTC | Mancherial | Mancherial district | |
| TS-20 | DTC | Komaram Bheem | Komaram Bheem district | |
| TS-21 | DTC | Jagtial | Jagtial district | Sub-agencies: Koratla, |
| TS-22 | DTC | Peddapalli | Peddapalli district | Sub-agencies: Ramagundam, |
| TS-23 | DTC | Sircilla | Sircilla district | |
| TS-24 | DTC | Warangal | Warangal district | |
| TS-25 | DTC | Bhupalpalle | Jayashankar Bhupalpally district | |
| TS-26 | DTC | Mahabubabad | Mahabubabad district | |
| TS-27 | DTC | Jangaon | Jangaon district | - |
| TS-28 | DTC | Kothagudem | Bhadradri Kothagudem district | Sub-agencies: Bhadrachalam |
| TS-29 | DTC | Suryapet | Suryapet district | Sub-agencies: Kodad |
| TS-30 | DTC | Bhongir | Yadadri Bhuvanagiri district | |
| TS-31 | DTC | Nagarkurnool | Nagarkurnool district | Sub-agencies: Kalwakurthy, |
| TS-32 | DTC | Wanaparthy | Wanaparthy district | Sub-agencies: Pebbair, |
| TS-33 | DTC | Gadwal | Jogulamba Gadwal district | |
| TS-34 | DTC | Vikarabad | Vikarabad district | Sub-agencies: Parigi, |
| TS-35 | DTC | Medak | Medak district | |
| TS-36 | DTC | Siddipet | Siddipet district |
TS-37. DTC. Mulugu. Mulugu district
TS-38. DTC. Narayanpet. Narayanpet
district
Note * Part of GHMC Hyderabad but not part of Hyderabad Dist.
| Scheme and/or Example | Meaning |
| TS XX A 1234 to TS XX SZ 1234 | The letters A to S are reserved to passenger vehicles. |
| TS-09-Px : TS 09 PA 1234, TS 09 PB 1234 | TS-09-P of Hyderabad Central RTO is specifically used for Telangana Police vehicles. |
| TS XX T 1234 to TS XX YZ 1234 | The letters T, U, V, W, X, Y are reserved for commercial vehicles. |
| TS-xx-Z : TS XX Z 1234 to TS XX ZZ 1234 | The letter Z is reserved for the State Road Transport buses. |