PremiumThe Ministry of Road Transport and Highways (MoRTH) on 16 December has notified new rules allowing the conversion of regular vehicle registrations into Bharat Series (BH) numbers.
MoRTH's new rules comes as part of measures to widen the scope of the BH series ecosystem. Earlier, only new vehicles could opt for the BH series mark.
In an official statement, the MoRTH said over the course of the implementation of BH series registration mark rules, several representations have been received towards strengthening the BH series ecosystem."
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As per the Ministry's statement, "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."
The ministry has also proposed an amendment in rule 48 to provide flexibility to submit an application for the BH series either at the place of residence or place of work with a view to providing further ease of life to the citizen.
It also said that the Working Certificate to be submitted by private sector employees has been further strengthened to prevent misuse.
As per the Ministry's statement, in the Central Motor Vehicles Rules, 1989 (hereinafter referred to as the said rules), in rule 47, in sub-rule (1), in item (cb), after the words “Official Identity Card", the words “or Service Certificate" shall be inserted.
To ensure the seamless transfer of personal vehicles across states, last year in September, the road transport ministry had come up with a new registration mark for new vehicles - Bharat Series (BH series). In this regard, the government had notified a new vehicle registration regime that will free vehicle owners from the re-registration process when they shift from one state/ union territory to another. "This vehicle registration facility under 'Bharat series (BH series)' will be available on a voluntary basis to defence personnel, employees of central government/ state government/ central/ state public sector undertakings and private sector companies/ organisations, which have their offices in four or more states/Union territories," the MoRTH had earlier said in a statement.