Kerala Motor Vehicles Department

Kerala Motor Vehicles Department
മോട്ടോർ വാഹന വകുപ്പ്, കേരളം
Kerala Motor Vehicles Department; മോട്ടോർ വാഹന വകുപ്പ്, കേരളം
	Logo of Kerala MVD
Abbreviation	MVD
Motto	Safety, Service, Technology; സുരക്ഷ- സേവനം-സങ്കേതിക വിദ്യ
Jurisdictional structure
Operations jurisdiction	Kerala, India
Governing body	Transport Department, Government of Kerala
Constituting instruments	Section 213 of Motor Vehicles Act (1988); Kerala Motor Vehicles Taxation Act, 1976;
Specialist jurisdictions	Vehicle safety and hazardous material transport laws and regulations, licensing, registration, insurance; Highways, roads, traffic; Taxation;
Operational structure
Headquarters	Transport Commissionerate, Trans Towers, Vazhuthacaud, Thiruvananthapuram.
Minister responsible	K. B. Ganesh Kumar, Minister for Transport;
Agency executives	Nagaraju Chakilam IPS, Transport Commissioner; P.S Pramoj Sanker IOFS, Additional Transport Commissioner;
RTOs	18
Sub RTOs	69
Facilities
Enforcement RTOs	14
Website
	https://mvd.kerala.gov.in

The Kerala Motor Vehicles Department, colloquially known as the MVD or Kerala MVD, is the motor vehicle law enforcement agency under the Transport Department of the Government of Kerala. It is responsible for the enforcement of motor vehicle laws, issuing driving licences, registering motor vehicles, ensuring road safety, and the levy and collection of road tax in the state. The department is administered by the Transport Commissioner who is the Head of the Department. The current Transport Commissioner is Nagaraju Chakilam, IPS.

It is primarily responsible for enforcing the Central Motor Vehicles Act, 1988, and its associated rules and regulations within the state of Kerala.