Introduction

The Transport Department was constituted in 1945 under Section 133 A of the Motor Vehicles Act 1939. On 9th November 2000 (i.e. the date of reorganization of Uttarakhand State), the Transport Department of  Govt. of Uttarakhand came into existence, headed by the Transport Commissioner, Uttarakhand.

The other main constituent of the Transport system is the State Road Transport Corporation (SRTC), which has also been reorganized in Uttarakhand as the “Uttarakhand Transport Corporation.” The Corporation of Uttarakhand began working on 31 October 2003 and provides services on nationalized routes as well as interstate routes.