Transport Department, Government of Maharashtra

E466987

state government department transport authority

The Transport Department, Government of Maharashtra is the state-level authority responsible for formulating and enforcing transport policies, vehicle registration, and road safety regulations across Maharashtra.

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All labels observed (6)

Label	Occurrences
Maharashtra Transport Department	2
Transport Department, Government of Maharashtra canonical	2
Government of Maharashtra transport authorities	1
Maharashtra state transport authorities	1
Regional Transport Offices in Maharashtra	1
Transport Department of Maharashtra	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4762733 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Transport Department, Government of Maharashtra
Context triple: [MH, governingAuthority, Transport Department, Government of Maharashtra]

A. Department of Transport, Uttar Pradesh
The Department of Transport, Uttar Pradesh is the state government agency responsible for formulating and implementing transport policies, regulating road transport services, and overseeing vehicle registration and licensing across Uttar Pradesh.
B. Transport Department of Andhra Pradesh
The Transport Department of Andhra Pradesh is the state government agency responsible for regulating road transport, vehicle registration, and driver licensing across Andhra Pradesh.
C. Government of Maharashtra
The Government of Maharashtra is the state-level governing authority of Maharashtra, India, responsible for administration, lawmaking, and management of public resources and institutions within the state.
D. State Transport Department, Haryana
The State Transport Department, Haryana is the government agency responsible for regulating and managing road transport services, vehicle registration, and driver licensing across the Indian state of Haryana.
E. Transport Department of Himachal Pradesh
The Transport Department of Himachal Pradesh is the state government authority responsible for regulating road transport, vehicle registration, and enforcement of motor vehicle laws across Himachal Pradesh, India.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Transport Department, Government of Maharashtra
Target entity description: The Transport Department, Government of Maharashtra is the state-level authority responsible for formulating and enforcing transport policies, vehicle registration, and road safety regulations across Maharashtra.

A. Department of Transport, Uttar Pradesh
The Department of Transport, Uttar Pradesh is the state government agency responsible for formulating and implementing transport policies, regulating road transport services, and overseeing vehicle registration and licensing across Uttar Pradesh.
B. Transport Department of Andhra Pradesh
The Transport Department of Andhra Pradesh is the state government agency responsible for regulating road transport, vehicle registration, and driver licensing across Andhra Pradesh.
C. Government of Maharashtra
The Government of Maharashtra is the state-level governing authority of Maharashtra, India, responsible for administration, lawmaking, and management of public resources and institutions within the state.
D. State Transport Department, Haryana
The State Transport Department, Haryana is the government agency responsible for regulating and managing road transport services, vehicle registration, and driver licensing across the Indian state of Haryana.
E. Transport Department of Himachal Pradesh
The Transport Department of Himachal Pradesh is the state government authority responsible for regulating road transport, vehicle registration, and enforcement of motor vehicle laws across Himachal Pradesh, India.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (45)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	state government department ⓘ transport authority ⓘ
appliesLaw	Central Motor Vehicles Rules ⓘ Maharashtra Motor Vehicles Tax laws ⓘ Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 ⓘ linked to: Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 (India)
country	India ⓘ
hasSubUnit	Regional Transport Office, Aurangabad ⓘ Regional Transport Office, Mumbai ⓘ Regional Transport Office, Nagpur ⓘ Regional Transport Office, Nashik ⓘ Regional Transport Office, Pune ⓘ
implements	road safety campaigns in Maharashtra ⓘ state transport schemes ⓘ
jurisdiction	Government of Maharashtra ⓘ State of Maharashtra ⓘ linked to: Maharashtra
levelOfGovernment	state ⓘ
locatedIn	Maharashtra ⓘ Mumbai ⓘ
mandate	formulation of state transport policies ⓘ implementation of transport-related e-governance services ⓘ promotion of road safety ⓘ regulation of freight and commercial vehicles ⓘ regulation of passenger transport services ⓘ
oversees	Regional Transport Offices in Maharashtra ⓘ linked to: Transport Department, Government of Maharashtra road transport administration in Maharashtra ⓘ
parentOrganization	Government of Maharashtra ⓘ
policyArea	private vehicle regulation ⓘ public transport regulation ⓘ road safety awareness ⓘ traffic management support ⓘ
responsibleFor	collection of motor vehicle tax in Maharashtra ⓘ enforcement of motor vehicle laws in Maharashtra ⓘ issuance of driving licences in Maharashtra ⓘ issuance of vehicle permits in Maharashtra ⓘ road safety regulations in Maharashtra ⓘ transport policy in Maharashtra ⓘ vehicle registration in Maharashtra ⓘ
sector	road transport ⓘ transport ⓘ
usesSystem	SARATHI driving licence system ⓘ linked to: National Register of Driving Licences (Sarathi) VAHAN vehicle registration system ⓘ linked to: National Register of Motor Vehicles (Vahan)
website	https://transport.maharashtra.gov.in/ ⓘ
worksWith	Maharashtra Police ⓘ Maharashtra State Road Transport Corporation ⓘ Ministry of Road Transport and Highways, Government of India ⓘ

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