Now a Bharat Series number plate for old registrations too: Here is how to avail it

India

oi-Vicky Nanjappa

New
Delhi,
Dec
17:
The
government
on
Friday
announced
that
the
existing
vehicles
with
regular
registration
number
plates
will
be
allowed
to
be
converted
to
the
Bharat
series
(BH).

The
decision
was
taken
as
part
of
the
measures
to
widen
the
scope
of
the
BH
series
ecosystem
in
the
country.
The
BH
series
of
registration
of
vehicles
was
introduced
in
September
last
year
for
people
who
move
from
one
state
to
another.
Earlier
the
ones
moving
would
have
to
re-register
their
respective
vehicles
in
the
new
state
and
then
pay
the
road
tax
of
that
particular
state
as
well.

The
BH
series
was
introduced
to
eliminate
the
need
to
re-register
the
vehicle
when
moving
to
a
different
state
and
repaying
the
road
tax.
This
provision
was
however
restricted
to
only
new
vehicles.
Now
with
the
latest
announcement
those
with
older
vehicles
too
can
get
a
BH
series
number
plate.

The
road
tax
for
the
BH
series
cars
is
for
a
minimum
of
two
years
or
in
the
multiples
of
two.
This
is
based
on
the
sound
to
time
the
owner
wishes
to
spend
in
the
state.

Govt
tweaks
BH
series
rules
on
vehicle
registrations

“Vehicles
currently
having
regular
registration
mark
can
also
be
converted
to
BH
series
registration
mark,
subject
to
payment
of
requisite
tax,
to
facilitate
persons
who
subsequently
become
eligible
for
BH
series
registration
mark,”
a
statement
by
the
Ministry
of
Road
and
Transport
and
Highways
said.

For
this
the
ministry
proposed
an
amendment
in
Rule
48
of
the
Motor
Vehicles
Act
1988.
This
would
ease
the
process
of
applying
for
the
BH
series.
The
ministry
said
that
the
government
employees
can
now
obtain
BH
series
registration
mark
on
the
basis
of
their
Service
Certificate.
The
Working
Certificate
to
be
submitted
by
the
private
sector
employee
has
also
been
further
strengthened
to
prevent
any
misuse,
the
government
further
added.