The functions, duties and powers of the transport management committee shall be as follows:
(a) To engage public motor vehicles in operating the transport service in order to operate the transport service within its area in an uninterrupted manner;
(b) In the event of necessity, to fix a route for a certain period at a place where a route is not fixed within its area for the operation of the transport service on that route, to fix a temporary route and make a recommendation to the Department for the fixation of fares of the public motor vehicles plying on that route;
(c) To inspect, or cause to be inspected, whether the public motor vehicles are operating the transport service within its area upon obtaining the route permit and have renewed the permit from time to time;
(d) To inspect, or cause to be inspected, from time to time, whether the  public motor vehicles plying within its area have undergone the road tests from time to time and whether they have provided the regular
transport service subject to this Act or the Rules framed hereunder;
(e) To conduct study on matters including the pressure of passengers and the number of motor vehicles within its area, and if it appears necessary to operate the transport service at any place, to make
recommendation to the Department for the determination of a route at that place; and
(f) To perform such other functions as may be necessary for the smooth operation of transport service within its area.