Bharat series vehicle registration: Here's how to get a BH plate and its benefits
The Indian government has launched the Bharat series (BH) registration mark for vehicles. It's a number plate that is valid across the country, which means people shifting from one state to another do not have to re-register their cars after 12 months
We are all too used to judging vehicles by their number plates. MH on a licence plate stands for Maharashtra, DL is Delhi, HR is Haryana, and so on.
But what about cars with the BH plate? The initials stand for Bharat.
The Bharat series number plates have been introduced by the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways on 28 August, 2021, to ease the mobility of vehicles. The registrations began from 15 September, 2021.
Under Section 47 of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988, a vehicle registered in a particular state can be driven in another one only for 12 months. After that, the registration must be changed to that of the new state.
This proves cumbersome for vehicle owners with transferable jobs or those moving states. The road and transport ministry aims to change that with the introduction of the BH series plates, which is a part of its citizen-centric initiative. Here's how it will help vehicle owners:
The benefits of the BH series
A BH series plate is valid throughout the country. A vehicle owner does not need to apply for new registration when shifting from one state to another. This saves people a lot of paperwork and time.
For personal vehicles registered under the new BH series, the motor vehicle tax is levied for two years or in multiples of two, i.e, four, six, eight. For vehicles not under this series, owners need to shell out 15 to 20 years of tax, depending on the state where the automobile was purchased.
The tax for the BH series can be paid online and is applicable for 14 years. Post that, an annual payment is mandatory. For vehicles that cost less than Rs 10 lakh, eight per cent tax is applicable on the invoice. It's 10 percent for vehicles priced between Rs 10 and Rs 20 lakh and 12 per cent for those about Rs 20 lakh.
Who can apply for a BH series number plate?
The BH series is not for everyone. A government or public sector unit employee, state or Centre, can apply for this special plate. A private sector employee with offices in more than four states or Union territories is also eligible.
Defence personnel, bank employees, employees of the administrative services, among others are likely to find the BH series plate useful.
A look at the BH series number*
The format of this new series is YY BH #### XX. The YY is for the year of registration, BH is Bharat, followed by a computer-generated vehicle number (four numbers) and alphabets.
The Indian government has launched the Bharat series (BH) registration mark for vehicles. It's a number plate that is valid across the country, which means people shifting from one state to another do not have to re-register their cars after 12 months
We are all too used to judging vehicles by their number plates. MH on a licence plate stands for Maharashtra, DL is Delhi, HR is Haryana, and so on.
But what about cars with the BH plate? The initials stand for Bharat.
The Bharat series number plates have been introduced by the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways on 28 August, 2021, to ease the mobility of vehicles. The registrations began from 15 September, 2021.
Under Section 47 of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988, a vehicle registered in a particular state can be driven in another one only for 12 months. After that, the registration must be changed to that of the new state.
This proves cumbersome for vehicle owners with transferable jobs or those moving states. The road and transport ministry aims to change that with the introduction of the BH series plates, which is a part of its citizen-centric initiative. Here's how it will help vehicle owners:
The benefits of the BH series
A BH series plate is valid throughout the country. A vehicle owner does not need to apply for new registration when shifting from one state to another. This saves people a lot of paperwork and time.
For personal vehicles registered under the new BH series, the motor vehicle tax is levied for two years or in multiples of two, i.e, four, six, eight. For vehicles not under this series, owners need to shell out 15 to 20 years of tax, depending on the state where the automobile was purchased.
The tax for the BH series can be paid online and is applicable for 14 years. Post that, an annual payment is mandatory. For vehicles that cost less than Rs 10 lakh, eight per cent tax is applicable on the invoice. It's 10 percent for vehicles priced between Rs 10 and Rs 20 lakh and 12 per cent for those about Rs 20 lakh.
Who can apply for a BH series number plate?
The BH series is not for everyone. A government or public sector unit employee, state or Centre, can apply for this special plate. A private sector employee with offices in more than four states or Union territories is also eligible.
Defence personnel, bank employees, employees of the administrative services, among others are likely to find the BH series plate useful.
A look at the BH series number*
The format of this new series is YY BH #### XX. The YY is for the year of registration, BH is Bharat, followed by a computer-generated vehicle number (four numbers) and alphabets.
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