Lok Sabha Question No. 738 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-07-21
Subject: BH Series Registration of Vehicles
Ministry: ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS
Asked by: Prathap Simha, B. Y. Raghavendra, Umesh G. Jadhav, S. Muniswamy, Jaisiddeshwar Shivacharya Mahaswamiji, Sanganna Amarappa Karadi, L.S. Tejasvi Surya

be pleased to state:

- (a)  the  objectives  of  introducing  the  Bharat  (BH)  series  registration  of vehicles in the country;
- (b) the name of States which have adopted it along with the reasons for
- other States which are opposing to adopt it;
- (c) the number of vehicles registered under the BH series in the States of Karnataka and Maharashtra;
- (d)  the  breakup  of  the  BH  series  vehicles  in  these  two  States  between Central and State PSUs; and
- (e) whether the Government proposes to extend the BH series registration to employees of private organisations also and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

(SHRI NITIN JAIRAM GADKARI)

(a) Ministry of Road Transport and Highways has implemented Bharat (BH) Series  Registration  vide  GSR  594(E)  dated  26.08.2021,  with  date  of implementation as 15.09.2021. It has been implemented with the objective

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 738

ANSWERED ON 21 ST  JULY, 2022

## BH SERIES REGISTRATION OF VEHICLES

## 738.  SHRI PRATHAP SIMHA:

SHRI B.Y. RAGHAVENDRA:

DR. UMESH G. JADHAV:

SHRI S. MUNISWAMY:

SHRI SHA.BRA.DR.JAI SIDDESHWAR SHIVACHARYA MAHASWAMIJI:

SHRI SANGANNA AMARAPPA:

SHRI L.S. TEJASVI SURYA:

## Will the Minister of ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

सड़क परिवहन औि िाजमार्ग मंत्री

of promoting ease of transfer of vehicles owned by employees of Central Government/ State Government/ Public Sector Undertakings and Private Sector Companies having offices in 4 or more  States. Station relocation occurs with both Government as well as private sector employees and such movements create a sense of unease in the minds of such employees with regard to obtaining the NOC (No Objection Certificate) from the present State,  assignment  of  new  registration  mark  in  the  new  State  and application for refund of taxes from the previous State  on transfer from one State to another State. One registration mark has been made  valid throughout the country. Owner of the vehicle registered under BH series is required to pay vehicle taxes  every two years or in multiples of it,  to the state where it is located during that period, at 25% higher  than the uniform rate as notified. In order to facilitate seamless transfer of such vehicles, BH Series is helpful not only to citizens but also in reducing the burden of RTOs which deal with such vehicle transfers.

## (b) Following States/UTs have started BH Series registration:

1. Andaman & Nicobar Island
2. Arunachal Pradesh
3. Assam
4. Bihar
5. Chandigarh
6. Delhi
7. Goa
8. Gujarat
9. Himachal Pradesh
10. Jammu and Kashmir
11. Karnataka
12. Maharashtra
13. Manipur
14. Meghalaya
15. Mizoram
16. Nagaland
17. Odisha
18. Puducherry
19. Rajasthan
20. Sikkim
21. Tripura
22. UT of DNH and DD
23. Uttar Pradesh

## 24. West Bengal

The transport department of Kerala State Government has filed an affidavit in reply to the Writ Petition WP(C) No. 30887 of 2021 ( received as part of the Writ  Appeal  No.  602  of  2022  filed  as  State  of  Kerala  &  others  Vs Marysadaan Projects Pvt. Ltd. before the Honorable High Court of Kerala at  Ernakulam  and Writ  Appeal  No.  604  of  2022  filed  as  Secretary (Transport)  State  of  Kerala  &  others  Vs  Sathyendra  Kumar  Jha  &  Anr. before the Honorable High Court of Kerala at Ernakulam) stating that if the State implements BH Series registration, it would result in a financial loss to the State exchequer as the owner can pay one time tax of 15 years or of 2 years at his discretion. However, a detailed response has been submitted by MoRTH, to be filed , mentioning that the owner of the motor vehicle shall pay the motor vehicle tax for a period of two years, or in multiples of it, at 25%  higher  rate.The  same  is  being  remitted  to  respective  States/UTs online.  Hence  ,  there  is  no  financial  loss  to  the  State  exchequer.   This enables  the  citizen  to  avoid  the  cumbersome  process  with  regard  to obtaining the NoC from the present State, assignment of new registration mark in the new State and application for refund of taxes from the previous State  on transfer from one State to another State. This facility is available to  employees  of  Central  Government,  State  Government,  PSUs,  Public Sector Banks, Government autonomous bodies or organisations, and the private sector (who are employed in an organization with offices in four or more different States/UTs).

## (c)  As on 15 th  July, 2022, the number of vehicles registered under the BH series in the States of Karnataka and Maharashtra are as follows:

| State       |   No. of vehicles registered under BH Series |
|-------------|----------------------------------------------|
| Karnataka   |                                         2063 |
| Maharashtra |                                         6220 |

## (d) The breakup of the BH Series vehicles in Karnataka and Maharashtra is as follows:

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|   Sr. No. | State Name   | Central go vernment employee   |   State go vernment employe e |   Defenc e person nel |   Govt und ertaking company employe e | Bank e mploye e   | Compa ny (office more th an four states)   | Grand total   |
|-----------|--------------|--------------------------------|-------------------------------|-----------------------|---------------------------------------|-------------------|--------------------------------------------|---------------|
|         1 | Karnatak a   | 1,067                          |                            17 |                   330 |                                    99 | 542               | 8                                          | 2,063         |
|         2 | Maharashtr a | 1,290                          |                            90 |                   758 |                                   267 | 1,060             | 2,755                                      | 6,220         |

Note: The details given are for digitized vehicle records as per centralized Vahan 4 portal. (e) Any citizen working in Private Sector Companies having offices in 4 or more states can apply for BH Series registration mark. *****