Ministry of Transport (Singapore)

Ministry of Transport

Logo of the MOT
Agency overview
Jurisdiction Government of Singapore
Headquarters 460 Alexandra Road, #39-00 & #33-00 Storeys PSA Building, Singapore 119963
Employees 107[1]
Annual budget Increase$5.29 billion (est) SGD (2012)[1]
Minister responsible Lui Tuck Yew, Minister
Josephine Teo, Senior Minister of State
Agency executive Pang Kin Keong, Permanent Secretary
Child agencies Air Accident Investigation Bureau of Singapore
Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore
Land Transport Authority
Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore
Public Transport Council
Website www.mot.gov.sg

The Ministry of Transport (Abbreviation: MOT; Malay: Kementerian Pengangkutan; Chinese: 交通部; Tamil: போக்குவரத்து அமைச்சு) is a ministry in the Government of Singapore that administers and regulates land, sea and air transportation within the republic’s jurisdiction. Its head office is in the PSA Building.[2]

Organisation structure

Currently, the ministry regulates and commissions four individual government statutory boards: the Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore (CAAS), the Land Transport Authority (LTA), the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) and the Public Transport Council (PTC), which implement the ministry’s policies and tactical directions.

The Ministry has seven divisions with staff strength of slightly more than 100 staff. These are Air Transport Division, Land Transport Division, Sea Transport Division, International Relations and Security Division, Corporate Communications Division, Corporate Development Division and the Air Accident Investigation Bureau of Singapore (AAIB).[3][4]

Awards

MOT was awarded the ISO 9002 certification on 19 June 2000 for organisational excellence; it was also the recipient of the People Developer Award in October 2001 and it achieved Singapore Quality Class status in October 2003.

See also

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 "Head W: Ministry of Transport" (PDF). Budget 2012: Revenue and Expenditure Estimates. Ministry of Finance. Retrieved 2012-03-12.
  2. "Contact us." Ministry of Transport. Retrieved on 15 February 2012." 460, Alexandra Road, PSA Building, #33-00 Singapore 119963"
  3. "Search for QZ8501: Indonesia accepts Singapore's offer of specialists, equipment". Mediacorp News Group. Retrieved 29 December 2014.
  4. "Organisational Structure". Ministry of Transport. Retrieved 2012-03-12.

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