Jalandhar is an ancient city in the Indian state of Punjab. The Regional transport office of Jalandhar is established with an objective to function as per the provisions of section 213(1) of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988. The Jalandhar RTO comes under the regulation of the Punjab state vehicles department. The main objective of RTO of Jalandhar is to provide various transport related services such as registration of vehicles, collection of taxes, issuance of permits and others.
A motor insurance policy is mandatory for every vehicle registered at Jalandhar RTO as per The Motor Vehicle Act, 1988.