The Regional Transport Office in Uttarakhand (RTO Uttarakhand) looks after the discipline and maintenance of state vehicles, tax permits, licensing and road safety of drivers. Constituted in 1945 under the provisions of Section 133A of the Motor Vehicles Act 1939, the Transport Department is headed by the Transport Commissioner of Uttarakhand. Before separation from the state of Uttar Pradesh, the Transport Commissioner of UP looked after the department.