Maharashtra has recognized 240 VIP numbers in every registration sequence.
Mumbai:
The Maharashtra authorities has hiked charges for “selection numbers,” generally referred to as VIP numbers, for brand spanking new automobiles, which can translate into revised Rs 6 lakh cost for essentially the most sought-after ‘0001’ quantity for four-wheelers in high-demand areas like Mumbai, Pune, and different cities.
Apparently, the brand new charges imply that an out-of-series VIP quantity will value as much as Rs 18 lakh in main cities together with Mumbai and Pune, which by the way is the price of new automobiles within the mid-segment.
As per the transport division’s notification dated August 30, the price for the coveted quantity ‘0001’ will rise to Rs 5 lakh for four-wheelers, up from the present Rs 3 lakh. For 2 and three-wheelers, the price will enhance to Rs 1 lakh, doubling from the prevailing Rs 50,000.
In high-demand areas resembling Mumbai, Mumbai Suburban, Pune, Thane, Raigad, Aurangabad, Nashik, Kolhapur, and Nashik, the VIP price for ‘0001’ will likely be Rs 6 lakh, up from Rs 4 lakh for automobiles with 4 or extra wheels.
Many excessive net-worth people, high businessmen, politicians, and celebrities amongst others want VIP numbers for his or her costly automobiles.
The revised ‘three-time primary charges’ will likely be Rs 15 lakh for four-wheelers and more-wheeled automobiles and Rs 3 lakh for two- and three-wheelers if the quantity ‘0001’ is unavailable within the present sequence for that exact sort of auto and if it must be given from one other sequence as per the principles, the notification acknowledged.
The brand new charges imply that an out-of-series VIP quantity will value as much as Rs 18 lakh in main cities together with Mumbai and Pune, similar to the value of a number of mid-segment automobiles. Beforehand, the price was Rs 12 lakh, a sum paid by entities like Reliance Industries for such numbers after choosing it “out of sequence” in the previous couple of years.
Moreover, the state authorities has allowed the switch of VIP numbers to fast members of the family, together with spouses, sons, and daughters, a change from the earlier restriction towards such transfers.
This price revision, which follows a draft notification issued on September 16, 2022, represents the primary replace for the reason that final price revision on April 20, 2013.
Maharashtra has recognized 240 VIP numbers in every registration sequence, with notable numbers like 0009, 0099, 0999, 9999, and 0786, other than 0001, seeing a price enhance to Rs 2.5 lakh up from Rs 1.5 lakh for four-wheelers and more-wheeled automobiles and Rs 50,000 for two-wheelers and three-wheelers as a substitute of the prevailing Rs 20,000.
Charges for different sought-after numbers can also be elevated. For 16 common numbers, the brand new price is Rs 1 lakh for four-wheelers as a substitute of the prevailing Rs 70,000 and Rs 25,000 for two-wheelers from Rs 15,000.
For 49 extra numbers, the price has been raised to Rs 70,000 from present Rs 50,000 for four-wheelers and Rs 15,000 for 2 and three-wheelers.
For an additional set of 189 registration numbers, like 0011, 0022, 0088, 0200, 0202, 4242, 5656 and 7374, the revised charges are Rs 25,000 for four-wheelers and Rs 6,000 for two-wheelers and greater than two-wheel automobiles.
In a transfer to profit automobile house owners, the federal government has prolonged the interval for producing a automobile with a reserved quantity from 30 days to 6 months, as per the state authorities notification.
There will likely be no reservation of VIP numbers for presidency automobiles, although exemptions from the fee of charges for the registration mark might be granted by way of particular orders, permitting for allotment from any current sequence.
The price enhance is anticipated to generate extra income for the state transport division, which reported earnings of Rs 139.20 crore from registration quantity issuances in 1,83,794 circumstances within the 2017-18 monetary yr.
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