Govt brings new 'BH' registration series for personal vehicles to ensure seamless transfer across states

The owners has to get such vehicles re-registered before the expiry of 12 months.The new rule aims to centralise the system of re-registration of vehicles when relocating between states an easier process.

To ensure seamless transfer of personal vehicles across states, the road transport ministry has come up with a new registration mark for new vehicles - Bharat Series (BH-series).

In this regard, the government has 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 defense personnel, employees of central government/ state government/ central/ state public sector undertakings and private sector companies/organizations, which have their offices in four or more states/union territories,'' the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways (MoRTH) said in a statement.

This scheme, it said, will facilitate the free movement of personal vehicles across states/union territories of India upon relocation. The statement further said that an IT-based solution for vehicle registration is one such effort as ''one of the pain points in the vehicle registration process that needed attention was re-registration of a vehicle while moving to another state''. The MORTH through a ''notification dated 26th August 2021, has introduced a new registration mark for new vehicles i.e. 'Bharat series (BH-series)'. A vehicle bearing this registration mark shall not require assignment of a new registration mark when the owner of the vehicle shifts from one state to another,'' the statement further explained.

Currently, a person is allowed to keep the vehicle for a maximum of 12 months in any state other than the state where it is registered. The owners have to get such vehicles re-registered before the expiry of 12 months.

The new rule aims to centralize the system of re-registration of vehicles when relocating between states is an easier process.

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