Lok Sabha Question No. 1388 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-12-15
Subject: Registration of Vehicles under BH-Series
Ministry: ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS
Asked by: Su Thirunavukkarasar, Giridhari Yadav

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1388

## ANSWERED ON 15 TH  DECEMBER, 2022

## REGISTRATION OF VEHICLES UNDER BH-SERIES

## 1388.   SHRI THIRUNAVUKKARASAR SU: SHRI GIRIDHARI YADAV:

## Will the Minister of ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

सड़क परिवहन औि िाजमार्ग मंत्री

## be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government has started registration of vehicles under Bharat  (BH)  series  and  if  so,  the  details  and  the  salient  features thereof;
- (b)      the  name  of  States/UTs  which  have  introduced  the  said  series  for registration of vehicles along with the number of vehicles registered so far in the country;
- (c)    the  time  by  which  the  said  registration  system  is  likely  to  be implemented in the entire country;
- (d)    whether only new vehicles are being registered under the BH series and  employees  of  the  private  or  Government  offices  having  their offices in at least four States are eligible for such registration and if so, the details thereof; and
- (e)      whether  the  Government  proposes  to  allow  plying  of  the  vehicles registered in any State all over the country by making one nation one registration policy based on Aadhaar and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

(SHRI NITIN JAIRAM GADKARI)

(a), (c) and (e) The Ministry of Road Transport and Highways, in order to facilitate  seamless  transfer  of  vehicles  all  over  the  country,  has  issued G.S.R.  594(E)  dated  26 th  August,  2021  wherein  a  new  registration  mark namely "Bharat (BH) series" has been incorporated in the Central Motor Vehicles Rules, 1989, This has come  into force with effect from 15 th  September,  2021.  It  has  been  introduced  for  citizens working  in Government offices or in private organizations with offices in four or more

States/UTs,  on  voluntary  basis.  The  implementation  of  Central  Motor Vehicles Rules, 1989 is under the purview of the State Governments/UT administration.

- (b)  State  Wise  Data  of  registration  of  vehicles  under  BH  Series  as  on December 5, 2022 as per digitized records in VAHAN 4.0 is as follows:

| Sr. No.     | State                    | Total   |
|-------------|--------------------------|---------|
| 1           | Andaman & Nicobar Island | 404     |
| 2           | Arunachal Pradesh        | 42      |
| 3           | Assam                    | 905     |
| 4           | Bihar                    | 1,414   |
| 5           | Chandigarh               | 590     |
| 6           | Delhi                    | 4,074   |
| 7           | Goa                      | 553     |
| 8           | Gujarat                  | 2,468   |
| 9           | Himachal Pradesh         | 376     |
| 10          | Jammu and Kashmir        | 1,082   |
| 11          | Karnataka                | 4,714   |
| 12          | Madhya Pradesh           | 625     |
| 13          | Maharashtra              | 13,625  |
| 14          | Manipur                  | 25      |
| 15          | Meghalaya                | 140     |
| 16          | Mizoram                  | 5       |
| 17          | Nagaland                 | 48      |
| 18          | Odisha                   | 4,601   |
| 19          | Puducherry               | 16      |
| 20          | Rajasthan                | 5,615   |
| 21          | Sikkim                   | 34      |
| 22          | Tripura                  | 105     |
| 23          | UT of DNH and DD         | 31      |
| 24          | Uttar Pradesh            | 5,698   |
| 25          | West Bengal              | 2,506   |
| Grand Total | Grand Total              | 49,696  |

(d) Applicants, working in Government offices, can avail BH Series facility on the basis of their official ID Card. Private Sector employees are required to  submit  a  working  certificate,  certifying  that  their  organization  has offices  in  4  or  more  States/UTs.  Currently,  only  new  vehicles  are  being registered  under  the  BH  Series.  However,  Ministry  has  issued  a  draft notification  G.S.R.  672(E)  on  04 th  October,  2022  to  amend  the  rules governing Bharat (BH) series registration mark, wherein vehicles having regular registration mark can also be converted to BH Series registration mark  subject  to  payment  of  requisite  tax  for  eligible  citizens  and  to facilitate  persons  who  subsequently  become  eligible  for  BH  Series registration mark.

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