In news: Ministry of Road Transport & Highways has introduced a new registration mark for new vehicles i.e. Bharat series (BH-series).
This series will help in the vehicle re-registration process while moving from one state to another state.
Key Takeaways
Need for new registration – Under section 47 of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988, a person is allowed to keep the vehicle for not more than 12 months in any state other than the state where the vehicle is registered.
But a new registration with the new state- registering authority has to be made within the stipulated time of 12 months.
A passenger vehicle user takes the following steps to re-register a vehicle
No Objection Certificate from the Parent State for assignment of a new registration mark in another state.
Assignment of new registration mark after the road tax on prorata basis is paid in the new State
Application for refund of road tax in parent State on pro rata basis.
Registration Mark Format in BH-series that will facilitate seamless transfer of vehicles is YY BH #### XX.
YY is the code for Year of 1st registration, BH is the code for Bharat Series, #### for 0000 to 9999, XX for Alphabets (AA to ZZ).
A vehicle bearing this BH-series registration mark shall not require assignment of a new registration mark when the owner of the vehicle shifts from one State to another.
This vehicle registration facility under “BH-series” will be available on voluntary basis to
Defense personnel,
Employees of Central & State Governments/ Central & State PSUs,
Employees of private sector companies/organizations, which have their offices in 4 or more States/UTs.
