The Department of Transport has notified on the introduction of BH (Bharat) Series of vehicle registration series with the following details:-

1.      The 'BH' vehicle registration series can be availed voluntarily for vehicles owned by the defence personnel and employees of the state and central government and also by private sector companies and organisations that have their offices in four or more States/Union Territory.

2.      Provided that, in case of application for registration of vehicle under BH series, opted voluntary by the vehicle owner, the following documents shall be produced-

        i.            Working certificate in Form 60, in case of the applicant working in private sector.

      ii.            Official Identity Car &, in case of the applicant working in Government office.

3.      The registration mark shall be generated randomly through the portal after verification of working certificate in Form 60 or Official identity card, as the case may be, by the registering authority.

4.      The registration mark for BH series vehicle generated randomly through the portal shall be in black on white background and shall be exhibited in the following manner, namely:

 

XX   Last two digits of the year of registration

XX   Bharat Series Code (2) letters as “BH”

####XX   4 numerals 0001 to 9999 followed by letters(s) A,B,C…. and then AA,AB,……AZ, BA,BB….to ZZ excluding ‘I’ & ‘O’

 

5. In terms of Rule 51B of the Central Motor Vehicles Rules, 1989 the principle for motor vehicle tax shall be in the following manner:-

        i.            In case of fully built non-transport vehicles, the motor' vehicle tax shall be calculated electronically through the portal on the basis of invoice price excluding Goods and Services -Tax (GST).

      ii.            The Motor Vehicle Tax levied by the States or Union Territories at the time of registration in respect of BH series non-transport vehicle shall be the following, namely:-

 

	Invoice price	Motor vehicle tax (% of invoice price)	Remarks
1	Below  Rs.10 lakh	8%	2% extra charge shall be levied for diesel vehicles. Electric vehicles shall be charged 2 % less tax
2	Rs. 10-20 lakh	10%
3	Above Rs. 20 lakh	12%

 

    iii.            In case, where the vehicle bears BH series registration mark, the motor vehicle tax shall be levied electronically through the portal for two years, or in multiples of two, as the case may be, in the following manner, namely:-

 

Motor Vehicle tax for two years for the vehicle under BH series registration	=	Motor vehicle tax as per Invoice price * 1.25* 2 15 (Rounded to next integer)
Note: After seven days from the due date of payment of motor vehicle tax, an additional fee of one hundred rupees per day shall be levied in case of delay in payment of road tax.

 

Provided that on and after fourteenth year from the date of first registration, the motor vehicle tax (rounded to the next integer) shall be levied annually which will be half of the tax.

6.      In the Central Motor Vehicles Rules, 1989 in rule 54 (Assignment of new registration mark), after sub-rule (2), the following sub-rule shall be inserted, namely:-

"(3) This rule, shall not apply to a vehicle having BH-Series registration mark.

Provided that the owner of the vehicle bearing BH Series registration mark shall intimate the registering authority of his place of residence in Form 33, within thirty days, electronically through the portal, in case the vehicle is being kept in the State other than where the vehicle was earlier registered."

7.      In the Central Motor Vehicles Rules, 1989, after Form 59A, Form 60 for Working Certificate shall be inserted.

(DIPR)