BENGALURU: The Union Ministry of Road Transport and Highways (MORTH) last month announced the Bharat series (BH-series), a registration mark for new vehicles. This is to facilitate seamless transfer of vehicles for owners moving from one state to another. But the Karnataka government has not yet started the BHseries registration, fearing that it may lose revenue.
Additional commissioner of transport (administration) BP Umashankar told TOI: “We are studying the financial implications due to the registration of BH-series. We will start issuing BH-Series registration after getting permission from the state government. There is already a revenue crunch due to Kovid-19. ”
For example, Odisha has already started BH chain in the state. Odisha State Transport Authority is releasing the BH series registration online and also making the e-payment for fee and taxes. The BH-series is also considered as the initial step towards the Centre’s ‘One Nation, One Motor Vehicle Tax’ scheme.
Wasim Memon of Drive Without Borders, an NGO campaigning for ‘One Nation, One Road Tax’, said: “Karnataka should put national interest over financial matters. If they have any problem with BH-series registration, they should The central government should be contacted. It is unfair that the implementation is delayed despite BJP being in power both at the center and in the state. There is no clarity on BH-series registration as there is no information on the website of the transport department.
“BH series registration has not started yet. RTO officials are saying that they may start soon,” said MP Shyam, president of Federation of Automobile Dealers Association (Karnataka chapter).
As per Motor Vehicle Rules, no vehicle is allowed to ply with another State Registration Number after 11 months from the date of stay. Otherwise, vehicle owners will have to re-register it from the original state to the new state. However, it is a cumbersome process.
On 26 August, MoRTH issued a notification on BH-services, which came into effect on 15 September and applies to Defense personnel, employees of Central Government/State Government/Central/State Public Sector Undertakings and private sector companies/organizations. who have their offices in four or more States/Union Territories. Under this scheme, MV tax will be levied for two years or in multiples of two instead of the current one-time lifetime rule (15 years). After 14 years, annual tax will be levied, which will be half of the amount previously charged for that vehicle.
It is mainly to help those people who have transferable jobs to move from one state to another without any registration hassle.
Additional commissioner of transport (administration) BP Umashankar told TOI: “We are studying the financial implications due to the registration of BH-series. We will start issuing BH-Series registration after getting permission from the state government. There is already a revenue crunch due to Kovid-19. ”
For example, Odisha has already started BH chain in the state. Odisha State Transport Authority is releasing the BH series registration online and also making the e-payment for fee and taxes. The BH-series is also considered as the initial step towards the Centre’s ‘One Nation, One Motor Vehicle Tax’ scheme.
Wasim Memon of Drive Without Borders, an NGO campaigning for ‘One Nation, One Road Tax’, said: “Karnataka should put national interest over financial matters. If they have any problem with BH-series registration, they should The central government should be contacted. It is unfair that the implementation is delayed despite BJP being in power both at the center and in the state. There is no clarity on BH-series registration as there is no information on the website of the transport department.
“BH series registration has not started yet. RTO officials are saying that they may start soon,” said MP Shyam, president of Federation of Automobile Dealers Association (Karnataka chapter).
As per Motor Vehicle Rules, no vehicle is allowed to ply with another State Registration Number after 11 months from the date of stay. Otherwise, vehicle owners will have to re-register it from the original state to the new state. However, it is a cumbersome process.
On 26 August, MoRTH issued a notification on BH-services, which came into effect on 15 September and applies to Defense personnel, employees of Central Government/State Government/Central/State Public Sector Undertakings and private sector companies/organizations. who have their offices in four or more States/Union Territories. Under this scheme, MV tax will be levied for two years or in multiples of two instead of the current one-time lifetime rule (15 years). After 14 years, annual tax will be levied, which will be half of the amount previously charged for that vehicle.
It is mainly to help those people who have transferable jobs to move from one state to another without any registration hassle.
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